O'Connell Electric Newsletter - 2021 E3

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Tom Parkes

President and Chief Operating Officer

We

to remain extremely busy here at OCE. We are still plagued by

from COVID that continue from material shortages and long delivery times,

and tooling shortages due to numerous issues, microchips, factory workforce shortages, and the increased demand for equipment. Workforce shortages for the electrical industry – inside and outside construction – remain throughout the country along with every other building trade workforce.

Despite all these issues, we have managed through and completed or are nearing completion of several major projects including Roaring Brook, RG&E Make Ready work, Big Tree Substation and several Amazon distribution centers to name a few. I would truly like to thank you all for your efforts to bring these projects, along with numerous others, to a successful completion during these trying times.

Over the summer we rolled out our Human Performance Training, as of this newsletter we have run 19 full day training classes for 700 plus employees. It has been well received by almost all employees. Our goal is to become a learning organization that does not sit still, but instead continually challenge ourselves and learn. When things go wrong in our high-risk business, the consequences are never good. We believe changing the way we think about work is a vital step towards improvement. No person is perfect no matter how much experience and attention to detail one might have. There will always be the potential for a person to make a mistake. Human error at OCE will most likely never be eliminated, but efforts can be made to minimize traps and mitigate errors with better situational awareness of your surroundings, good decision making, communication, and teamwork.

I challenge each of you reading this to ask yourself if these issues are still present in your safety efforts and if there are opportunities for further improvement. Please know every roll at OCE plays a part in our success. We have a great team of more than 1,000 employees conducting amazing work for our customers.

Please remember our work is never normal. It is constantly in motion, therefore learning must continue to ensure we are best in class. Please always know focusing on the health and safety of our employees is priority one.

Thank you again for all you do for us, be your brother and sister’s keeper, ask questions if unsure of something, and please work safely on the job and at home.

I wish each of you, and your families a healthy and joyful Fall season and upcoming holiday season.

Thanks again,

MESSAGE FROM THE FIELD SAFETY COMMITTEE

As Fall approaches, we are seeing many exciting changes in the field as well as on the Field Safety Committee. O’Connell has embarked on a mission of Human Performance Improvement, commonly referred to as HPI. This is a monumental focus shift in simple terms described as moving from a primarily reactive culture to an increasingly proactive and preventive one.

We have all started to educate ourselves on the fundamentals and principles of HPI which will continue with ongoing industry specific training. To start to break down the relationship between HPI and safety, take a look at one of my favorite definitions of safety: reduction of human and systemic errors that contribute to injuries or serious incidents. Realistically one could never know with any certainty which of these errors will, or could, result in injuries or the severity of a resulting incident. Enter HPI - a modification of practices to identify and mitigate latent organizational weaknesses that are known to contribute to errors. Our committee is excited to be a part of this “next step” in the evolution of our culture and look forward to much more to come.

We have also adopted a new concept in our meeting agenda allowing us to enhance the involvement of our membership and to really tap the potential and years of combined experience that each of our members bring to the table. If you have taken a moment to peruse our meeting minutes which are distributed along with the monthly toolbox talks, you probably got a taste of this new concept. We have taken our meeting to a new level by increasing communication, participation and overall involvement! Please stay tuned as we hope to collaborate with our new safety committees for the Power Group, office, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), to bring these topics to life in the field, at home, or wherever you happen to be.

As always, our committee is looking for employee-specific topics that could benefit all of our field crews. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to myself or any of our Field Safety Representatives to share.

I would like to leave you today with a thought and my sincerest wishes for a prosperous and safe journey wherever your job takes you tomorrow.

Even if you believe that elimination of human error is impossible, if we could aim to reduce overall errors across the board, would we not by default reduce errors on critical steps that inevitably have a much higher tendency to result in an incident?

Fraternally,

Jeff Harter Field Safety Committee Chairman

OFFICE SAFETY COMMITTEE

It is well known that, at O’Connell, we pride ourselves on having a strong safety culture. Over the years, it has been discussed that an office safety initiative can offer relevant learning opportunities to a significant number of employees who face a very different set of hazards than those who work in the field.

In 2021, the Office Safety Committee was formally established to identify and call attention to risks faced by office and support staff while working with senior leadership to help create solutions that improve the safety, knowledge, and health of each employee. Representatives of the committee meet once a month to give safety updates, discuss needs and identified hazards, and share safety topics to improve the overall safety of our office staff.

Contact your office safety representative if you have a good catch, near miss, or any safety suggestions.

Victor – Matt McDonald, Chairperson

Victor – Stacy Foster, Co-Chairperson

Albany – Ryan Osswald

Buffalo – Mary Kate McCarthy

Syracuse – James VanCamp

390/400 Systems Rd. – Valerie Clark

The Committee's first initiative was held at our Corporate Headquarters in Victor, NY with the help of Fishers Fire Department. Volunteer firefighters joined employees for a lunch and learn, reminding us how to inspect and properly use residential fire extinguishers, different classes of fire, and other safety tips. Pictured above, CEO, Victor Salerno, sharpens his skills while practicing extinguishing a fire.

OCE SAFETY MOMENT

FROM DAN OBERLIES - DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT

We are already into the final ninety-days of our safety year. At this point, although we are beating the industry average when it comes to OSHA indices, we should never be satisfied until we achieve ZERO injuries and vehicle crashes. Anything more than ZERO means we accept incidents, and that is not where our sights are set.

As we embark on Human Performance Improvement (HPI) as a significant forward step in our safety culture, we know that humans make errors. Our employees are not infallible. We must accept this fact and focus on the system and culture we operate in to truly impact safety performance.

With this in mind, we are learning how to use the tools of HPI to experience more positive safety outcomes: questioning attitude, self and peer-checking, proper use and adherence, and three-way communication. Each of these tools have a time and place for use dependent on the circumstances. It is clear to me that we have frequently and effectively used these tools over the last nine months to ensure personal injuries and incidents did not occur on our job sites.

Have we been perfect? No we have not. We continue to learn from our errors, and work to improve our systems, policies, procedures and best practices. We must continue setting each other up for success, meaning we each do our part to meet or exceed the expectations set for us, and in-turn, set our peers and colleagues up for safety success.

Additionally, listening to our employees and allowing them to develop best practices, standard operating procedures and processes will help us eliminate hazards and precursors to errors. Those closest to the work have the best ideas and solutions. All of us collaborating together will only make our work sites and work practices safer, resulting in fewer personal injuries and incidents.

So with less than ninety days left in the calendar year, let’s out perform the first nine months. Let’s put our HPI Tools to work. Maintain a high level of situational awareness, peer check and self-check throughout the work day. ZERO is our goal every hour of every day!

Thank you for your commitment to safety every day.

SAFETY SHOUTOUTS

We had a good catch on the job in Brockton, MA. One of our police details was feeling light headed and sick. Our on-site OCE safety rep, John Spoth, went over to check on her. She went to her car to get a drink to rehydrate, but came back with a Red Bull. John quickly stopped her and got her a bottle of water with electrolytes to drink instead. After, she sat in her car for a bit to cool off and started feeling much better. The temperature was about 97 degrees and the heat index was well over 100 degrees. We are all taking the appropriate steps to make sure we are all hydrated and keeping cool while still getting the appropriate work completed. This is a prime example of being your brother/sister's keeper and being aware of your surroundings. If John had not been present, this could have had a much different outcome.

- Submitted by Scott Rohr, UG/Civil Foreman LU 86

Chad Anderson was at the right place at the right time to help out a motorcyclist who was filling up her bike at a gas station. The driver pulled the fuel nozzle out of her tank too soon and the extra gasoline splashed up into her eyes. Chad responded quickly with a bottle of saline eyewash solution. Chad stayed with the driver until her eyesight was cleared up and safe to continue her ride home. Thankfully, Chad's quick response saved this person from chemical burns and permanent damage!

- Submitted by Matt Yonts, Senior Safety Supervisor

Jim Lewis has been working on the SU Stadium Lighting Project with an apprentice, Brevyn Barnhart. While removing safety barriers, Jim noticed a student needed to ascend a flight of stairs that was still blocked. Jim moved the barrier allowing the student to continue. As soon as the student reached the top of the stairs, he spun around and collapsed. Jim ran over to the student and asked him if he was okay but noticed his eyes were rolled back and was foaming at the mouth. Close by was the dean of students, Dana Broabunx, who assisted in calling 911. Emergency responders were eventually able to get the student to a stable condition. Thankfully Jim was in the right place at the right time!

- Submitted by Matt Yonts, Senior Safety Supervisor

NECA PROJECT EXCELLENCE AWARD: SYRACUSE STADIUM RENOVATION

We’re quite proud that O’Connell Electric was selected to receive a Project Excellence Award from the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Factors that determine which projects are selected for these prominent awards include aesthetics, application, difficulty, innovation, and originality.

The Syracuse University Stadium Renovation Project was a very high-profile project.

Eight-million-pounds of steel was used to construct the new roof, nearly 4,000 tons, and nearly three acres of fabric was used for the center portion. It is designed to hold 7,700 tons of snow during New York’s chilling, upstate winter months. Up to 280 trade workers worked on the project site during the busiest days of the project, with a steady average of 100 workers daily with all trades including 30 electricians.

O’Connell completed nearly 30,000 man-hours on site, working around the clock with multiple 10-12-hour shifts. The project was completed with zero safety incidents or mishaps.

This iconic addition to the Syracuse skyline was completed on schedule in time for the football home-opener despite challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Stadium’s new LED lighting systems will allow the building to light up, or darken, in an instant providing the opportunity to create an atmosphere unlike any other facility in the country. Hanging from the new roof is the largest center-hung scoreboard in college sports and one of the largest in the country, an amenity that will help provide fans a shared experience. The sides of the scoreboard are 62 ½ feet wide and 20 feet tall. It weighs 160,000 pounds and covers just over 7,000 square feet.

Impressive, isn't it? Congratulations to the entire team that worked so hard to pull off a successful project!

SAFETY COIN

AVANGRID presented a safety coin to Stevie Ray Foit, LU 41 JW Electrician, working on the Big Tree Substation Project.

Stevie is a great example of a safe employee. He always has his PPE on, without being reminded, no matter what the conditions are, and is very conscientious of safety within his work areas and among his fellow workers. Stevie is always willing to help with whatever is needed and takes the initiative to help make the project a safe place to work.

HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT TRAINING (HPI)

This summer O'Connell embarked on a company-wide journey to improve the safety and performance of each O’Connell Electric employee by kicking off a comprehensive development program built around the fundamentals of human performance improvement (HPI). While we are proud of the safety and performance record we have built over the years at OCE, there is no doubt that the safety and performance of each employee must remain a primary focus for all of us.

We continue to work through the foundational training for HPI with all employees of OCE. As of October 1, nineteen sessions have been held presenting the principles of HPI to over 900 attendees. HPI helps evaluate the gap between what we had hoped to accomplish and the actual outcome to find the causes of error. Considering the individuals, work environment and tasks being completed, as well as the human error traps that exist around us, OCE employees will be able to use the tools taught to help predict and prevent errors.

The HPI principles, traps, and tools apply to all of us and can help to relieve stress and improve efficiency and communication. Future training and continued development of the HPI program have already begun with additional training dates planned, Toolbox Talks being distributed, and role-specific training being developed. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to our trainer, Michael Callanan Ed.D., for all of his efforts and guidance as we build on our commitment to the HPI concepts and methods. Mr. Callanan is a prominent industry consultant, Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University, and Director of the NEXT Academy, a leadership development academy developed by the Western PA Chapter of NECA.

HP HOOD PROCESSING PLANT

O'Connell Electric has been supporting HP Hood for four consecutive years, at times with 30-40 electricians. We added on three medium voltage breakers in the plant-owned 115 kV switchyard that O’Connell built back in 2012, five medium voltage transformers, five sets of switchgear and several distribution centers and panels.

The plant has added nine filling lines that process everything from lactose free milk, almond milk, iced coffee, and flavored creamers. In between all of our construction that we've completed, we also supported the plant with everything from engineering their electrical needs to maintenance support.

DIVISION: Rochester Construction

PROJECT MANAGER: Rich Maher

FOREMAN: Jeff Matthews, LU 86

SYRACUSE AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The 4.2 million square foot Amazon Fulfillment Center in Clay, NY will open in Fall 2021, making it the second-largest warehouse in the world. Known as an Amazon Robotics Site, the $500-million building has the latest generation of technology for the distribution of small, sortable merchandise. Unlike other Amazon single-story distribution centers, this site has a mezzanine level and four floors above the ground floor.

The project called for over 135 electricians at its peak, completing over 200,000 hours of work. This work was completed within schedule and on time, receiving the temporary electrical certificate the week of August 9, 2021, prior to the building receiving its temporary certificate of occupancy the week of August 16, 2021.

DIVISIONS: Syracuse Construction; Don Coon, Vice President, Syracuse Operations

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: Steven Briem PROJECT MANAGERS: David Curtis, Shanise Benz JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER: Andrew Spring

LEAD FOREMAN: Andy Schaffner, LU 43 GENERAL FOREMAN: Jake Kelly, LU 43 LU 43 FOREMEN: Mike Halko, Josh Shoff, Pete Vereecke, Eric Evans, Matt Visconti, Todd Densmore, Mike Schlueter, Bill Petrocci

Pictured above and to the right is the ROC1 - Amazon Distribution Center located on Manitou Road in Gates, NY.

O’Connell Electric was contracted March 2020 by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company to perform the electrical scope of work from the ground up. Construction of the 820,000 square-foot foundations started at the end of May 2020, and the five-story steel structure was completed by the end of August 2020. It was at this time, OCE completed the under slab conduit work and moved into the building providing temporary lighting and power. The site work was installed through the Fall 2020 and completed in Summer 2021, including EV charging stations for ten tractor trailers served from the 38 kV distribution switchgear.

The project site was served with two 600A, 480 Volt, 3-phase, 4-wire temporary power utility services for the project site and building. All five floors of the building were constructed simultaneously. The power distribution originates at a 38 kV distribution switchgear and was distributed underground through a network of conduits via manholes to four electric services at each of the building corners which now powers the building in four quadrants.

These four main electric services are each rated at 4000A, 480V, 3-phase, 4-wire and distribute normal power to approximately 400 panel boards of various voltages throughout the building facility. The standby and emergency systems are served by two generators - one a 750 kVA, and one 275 kVA generator - via 12 transfer switches.

Lighting, convenience, mechanical, special systems, and architectural equipment wiring was distributed at 480V, 277V, 208V and 120V in each quad. A CO detection system was also installed due to the gas-fired mechanical system equipment serving the building.

PROJECT EAGLE SUPPORT

SUPPORTING TEAMS: Construction Services, Technical Services Group BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND HVAC CONTROLS INSTALLATION:

PROJECT MANAGER: Craig Ramsdell

FOREMAN: John Snay, LU 43

ROCHESTER AMAZON LOCATIONS

ROC1

This Amazon Distribution Center includes 100 acres of land at 2600 Manitou Road in the Town of Gates. The facility will be a more than two million square-foot warehouse and distribution center. The projected cost is $412 million and anticipated completion date for the development is September 1, 2022.

DIVISION: Rochester Construction

PROJECT MANAGER: Rob Miller

GENERAL FOREMAN: Keith Marten, LU 86

ROC5

Work consists of new construction for a large warehouse distribution facility with a small office area. All electrical, LED interior/exterior lighting, fire alarm, generator, and general branch power are in our scope, with a possibility of material handling equipment power down the road.

DIVISION: Victor Service

PROJECT MANAGERS: Andy Dohse, John Clark

GENERAL FOREMAN: John Schuster, LU 86

FOREMAN: Rich Lang, LU 86

O'Connell started work as the Prime Contractor at Big Tree Substation in September, 2020. Crews have made significant progress and the project is expected to be completed sometime in 2022.

NYSEG’s “customers first” mindset emphasizes making continual investments in their systems and grid infrastructure. Big Tree Substation serves nearly 4,000 customers in the region, and this project will help ensure that they can continue to deliver safe and reliable electric service for years to come.

Work includes expanding four acres of the existing substation located in Orchard Park, NY. Crews rebuilt the existing station as a three-bay breaker and a half arrangement connecting to National Grid Line 151. Work includes installation of storm water management features, establishing a temporary lay down/staging area and marshaling yard, temporary access to the site from the north, modification and relocation of seven existing 115 kV and 34.5 kV poles and electric lines in the vicinity of the new expansion.

O’Connell self-performed the installation of the following:

– Erection of A frame steel for the overhead strain bus – Support steel with overhead 5” aluminum pipe bus – 65’ and 85’ lightning mast – 115 kV and 34.5 kV disconnect switches – 115 kV circuit breakers – 115 kV and 34.5 kV cabling – Installation/build-out of the control house – Installation of all foundations, cable trench, control cables & lighting – Relocation of the existing 115 kV/34.5 kV poles & overhead lines – Relocation of two existing transformers and capacitor banks – Testing of all equipment and cables

DIVISION: Power Group PROJECT MANAGER: Tom Sweeney FOREMAN: Tim German, LU 86

TELEDATA LINE ORIENTATION

The Power Group is offering a new service to our telecommunications and electric utility customers working on new and existing poles to transfer, install, replace and service aerial cable systems in the telecom space that sits below the power lines on distribution poles. This gives us the ability to provide a “one-touch” solution to all of our make-ready customers, saving them time and money as we are the sole contractor responsible for tree trimming, electric construction and telecom construction on the existing utility poles. This is a great complement to our vegetation management offering, giving us the ability to be the only one-touch service provider in NYS. We expect to continue to develop this into other markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Part of the development of this service offering is the need to train and regularly qualify our tele data line workers for pole climbing, ladder work and installation work methods. This has been occurring in conjunction with our telecom customers as well as through internal training developed by the Power Group Field Safety Committee and Corporate Safety. The first crew was trained in July/August and will continue on an as needed basis, or annually, depending on the needs of the group.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

David Emmi, david.emmi@oconnellelectric.com

PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CREW

O’Connell is currently performing distribution work for Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The crews are currently working on a pole replacement project and will be starting additional work in Williamsport, PA towards the end of the month. A small transformer replacement job in New Cumberland, PA, testing and commissioning job in Bloomsburg, PA and a distribution project in Marysville, PA are also in the works.

Pictured right top to bottom - Steve Parkes, Jarrett Riker, Eric Pierce and Patrick Erdle, employees are trained and must qualify to perform work by climbing utility poles.

LIVE LINE TRAINING - BARE HANDS

The Power Group has identified a need with our existing and emerging utility customers to enhance our “live-line” service offering. Our crews are undergoing training and certification to bring us from the more conventional hot stick method of working on energized transmission lines to working higher voltages with a “bare hand” live-line method. This allows for crews to complete more complicated construction and maintenance activities without the need for taking an outage on the transmission line. There is an extraordinary amount of tooling, equipment, training and coordination required to complete this type of work.

Our Live-Line Committee has been working for over a year with our consultant to develop, refine and implement the live-line training manual and work methods documents. This will expand our already robust list of services we offer our utility customers and allow us to deliver more complex projects throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

David Emmi, david.emmi@oconnellelectric.com Mike Troutman, mike.troutman@oconnellelectric.com

From Prefab to the Field Updates

from our Construction Services Team

MVHS Project | Utica, NY

Starting with the model and ending with the in-field installation. The layouts and drawings were developed by the design team and all conduit was bent in the Fabrication shop.

THE FIELD

New exterior lighting for Syracuse University's stadium can tie in with the new interior LED system. The outside of the stadium can be lit in almost any color, or combination of colors. Lights can dance around the stadium, hold steady, and change.

All proudly powered by OCE IBEW electricians!

Pictured on the left are sleeves for cable routing for the MUSCO Syracuse Stadium Renovation Project. Luis Cartagena, LU 86 Apprentice, pictured in the middle and Hunter Belcher, LU 86 Apprentice, pictured right, assemble cord drops for ROC1 - Amazon.

Employee News

New Employees and Position Changes

Jeffrey Becker Project Coordinator, Power Group

William Carter Warehouse Assistant, Power Group

Paula Hayward Project Coordinator, Rochester Construction

Mollie Koch Project Coordinator, Technical Services Group

Erik Loepker Service Coordinator, Victor Service

Ondrya Mangato Safety Specialist, Rochester Construction

Boden McDonald Tool Coordinator, Victor

Hannah McLaughlin Project Coordinator, Power Group

Thomas Murphy Project Coordinator/Estimator, Syracuse

Luke Rakoske Warehouse/Truck Driver, Albany

Michael Schreiner Engineer, Technical Services Group

Mitchell Staskiewicz Engineer, Technical Services Group

Howard Truby Lead Estimator, Technical Services Group

Landon Wahl Project Coordinator/Dispatch, Technical Services Group

Recent Additions to our O’Connell Family

Jasper Anthony Mascaro

Jennifer and Chris Mascaro, Power Group Assistant PM, welcomed their second child!

Natalie Paris Vasta

Tom Sweeney, Power Group PM, welcomed his second grandchild!

Noah James Camping Dick Camping, retired VP of Operations, welcomed his fourth grandchild in September!

Congratulations Recent Awards and Achievements

Jeff Gould, Chief Financial Officer, wrapped up twelve years of serving on the Junior Achievement of Central Upstate NY Board. During his tenure, Jeff also held a position on the Finance Committee and Chaired the Audit Committee. He will continue to support Junior Achievement on the Advisory Board.

Junior Achievement is the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices.

Jeff also recently presented to a MBA class at RIT on the topic of integrating theory into understanding the executive's role of maximizing the use and return of cash based on market conditions and other personal experiences.

ROB MILLER Project Manager/Estimator

EMPLOYEE SHOUTOUT

The Rochester Business Journal selected O’Connell Electric and our very own Rob Miller, Project Manager, to receive the 2021 Excellence in Construction & Real Estate Award. As a company, we received recognition in the subcontractor category, while Rob was recognized in an individual category for project manager.

This award celebrates the individuals and companies who are changing the landscape of the Rochester region through design, construction, project management, innovation and more.

"Brian Moll, Henrietta Warehouse, received his CDL-class B license. Congrats!"

- Scott Moran, Power Group Warehouse Manager

"Karl Turner is a draftsman in Syracuse that we call upon occasionally to assist with safety efforts. For years Karl assisted with OSHA poster printing, Stretch and Flex posters, picnic layout and coordination, etc.. More recently he has helped with the Drop Zone Calculator and OSHA postings. He jumps right in whenever he is asked for anything the Safety Team needs help with. I can’t think of a more deserving person at OCE or anyone who would truly appreciate this more than Karl. Thank you for the support!"

- Matt Yonts, Senior Safety Supervisor

Interested in making an employee shoutout?

Contact Marketing - John Miller or Lexie Poudrier

The Rochester Junior Builders Exchange hosted their annual Kickball for a Cause Event in September. OCE was represented by office and field employees. They may have lost, but the enthusiasm and positive sportsmanship was there!

Jeff Gould, CFO, and Patty Leva, JA of Central Upstate NY Board President.

Bottom picture left to right - James Jamison, Lexie Poudrier, Stacy Foster, Jason Stanley with Joey and Megan, Ian Mayzak, and Chris Cline. (Team cut-offs created by Jason Stanley)

Be Aware of High-Risk Areas for Sickness

Avoid high-density and crowded places where people are close to each other in enclosed spaces.