The Million Hours Award represents 1 million consecutive hours without a lost time incident (July 2024 – September 2025).
Awards like these reflect the outstanding safety culture that permeates BDFP—a culture tirelessly championed by Health & Safety Manager Jorge Torres (MWH) and Safety Manager Kendall Cantave, who say these moments of recognition highlight the team’s collective commitment to the wellbeing of every team member on-site.
“It’s important to celebrate the successes and milestones on a project as complex and long-lasting as BDFP,” Jorge says. “It’s gratifying to see the mutual support and buy-in between the JV and trade partners culminate in a moment like this. Safety awards are the ultimate TEAM awards!”
In September, Jorge and Kendall traveled to Denver, CO to accept the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award at NSC’s annual Safety Congress & Expo. The experience was made especially memorable by a reunion with former Webcor Safety Director Mario Rodriguez, who met them at the expo and congratulated them on their well-deserved win. “
These awards are a testament to the entire team’s commitment to a higher standard of safety that’s integrated in our daily strategies and operations., Kendall says. They symbolize everyone’s hard work and effort to build an exceptional safety culture, which is the foundation of an incident- and injury-free work environment.”
Connecting with their trade partners and earning their trust. Both Kendall and Jorge embrace active caring, understanding that meaningful actions grounded in empathy always speak loudest. They’ve consistently shown up for BDFP’s field crews by hosting comprehensive, relevant trainings, joining risk assessment walks, meeting with contractors’ safety managers to review upcoming work together, and simply keeping their door open to team members who want to talk. “I genuinely feel our efforts help the workers feel safe and heard,” Jorge says.
The ultimate celebration of BDFP’s culture and people comes around every May, when Kendall, Jorge, and Safety Coordinator Darlene Camara plan five consecutive days of trainings, stand-downs, vendor demonstrations, and team-building events for Safety Week.
“Safety Week is our Super Bowl,” Jorge says. “We invite 20+ vendors, plan thoughtful Toolbox Talk topics throughout the week, and host a huge BBQ with music, raffle prizes for the field crews, and guest speakers from Webcor, SFPUC, and building trades organizations. It’s always fun to put that on for all the hard-working people on our project.”
