Construction Safety Week may be over, but May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and that makes right now the perfect time to keep this conversation going. Our own Rob Lynch and Kaitlin Frank recently sat down with Autodesk’s Digital Builder podcast to have the conversation our industry needs.
Safety in construction is more than a checklist. It’s psychological safety. It’s mental health. It’s making sure every person on that job site feels safe enough to speak up, not just about hazards, but about how they’re really doing.
Construction has some of the highest rates of burnout and suicide of any industry. Yet the culture still says push through it. That has to change.
Physical safety and mental health aren’t separate conversations. They’re the same one. If you’re in this industry, this one’s for you. Click the link in our profile to listen and share it with someone who needs it most.
Congratulations to Laurel Heller on her promotion to Senior Project Engineer.
Over the past three years with Dome, Laurel has played an important role supporting our Bay Area Life Science team, contributing to complex campus work and helping deliver projects that support this growing sector.
Most recently, Laurel assisted the project team on a confidential Foodtech client, where she quickly became an integral team member and supported critical, time‑sensitive scope that helped bring the project over the finish line. Her positive growth mindset and consistently helpful attitude added flexibility to the team as they navigated evolving client needs and challenges.
This promotion is earned and well deserved. We look forward to seeing where this next step takes Laurel and the continued impact she will make as a Senior Project Engineer.
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We wrapped up Safety Week with events at three project sites this morning. The whole crew stopped work, came together, and closed out the week the same way we started it, with a real conversation about what Recognize, Respond, and Respect looks like on their jobsite.
Five days. Five safety specialists and events at jobsites across the Bay Area, Thousand Oaks and San Diego. Real conversations with every trade, every role, all showing up with the same conviction, that every person on a jobsite is worth protecting and that protection is a team effort.
That's how we build at Dome. And that doesn't stop today.
To close out Safety Week, meet Safety Director Frank Zamora.
Frank didn't start in safety. He started as a union laborer, working alongside different trades and learning construction from the ground up. Then someone close to him suffered a severe, preventable injury. Safety stopped being a concept and became something personal. That's what has driven his career ever since.
For Frank, Recognize means every team member shows up focused and engaged, communicates before work starts, identifies hazards as a team, and continuously checks that controls are actually working. Not just planning it once and moving on.
Respond means eliminating the hazard whenever possible, ensuring safeguards are in place before work begins, and ensuring every person has a voice. Stop work for safety. That's not a suggestion at Dome, it's the standard.
Respect means empowering the team. Everyone has buy-in, everyone understands the hazards, and everyone looks out for the person working next to them. We value our people by making sure every single one of them goes home safe.
Construction Safety Week 2026 is a wrap, but Recognize, Respond, and Respect don't end today. It's in the morning huddle, the tool talk, and the moment someone chooses to speak up.
To our safety specialists, trade partners, and every team member who showed up this week with intention, this is what All In Together looks like.
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Earlier today, you met Ronnie McCoy, but the day had one more moment worth sharing.
Today, Ronnie was recognized by our client in front of every contractor on site. Acknowledged for the standard he's brought to that jobsite since day one and the way he shows up for safety every single day. Not just this week.
Today's theme is Respect, and this is what it looks like in practice. When you show up for your team the way Ronnie does, people notice. That kind of recognition doesn't come from a checklist. It comes from 25 years of genuinely caring about the person standing next to you.
Congratulations Ronnie!
Meet Senior Safety Specialist Ronnie McCoy.
Ronnie has spent the better part of 25 years in this industry. At 62, he'll tell you the trade has changed in more ways than he can count. But the core of his work has always stayed the same: looking out for the person standing next to him.
His path to safety leadership at Dome wasn't built in a classroom. It was built in the field, one project at a time. That experience is exactly what makes him so effective, and why he's a champion of tools like The Super's Tool Box. Real safety happens when experience meets action.
For Ronnie, recognizing a hazard is as much about instinct as observation. He doesn't just see a risk, he sees the impact it could have on someone's future if it goes unaddressed. Responding isn't a box to check; it's a promise to the crew. Having the backbone to pause the work, fix the issue, and make sure the right way is the only way.
And respect is the lesson he keeps coming back to after all these years. Valuing every life, every role, every hazard with the same level of seriousness. Whether it's someone's first day or their twenty-fifth year, their safety matters. Because every person on that site has a family waiting for them at home.
Ronnie, thank you for everything you bring to this team. We're glad you're All In with us.
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Respect isn't just a value. On a jobsite, it's a lifeline.
Every hazard is real. Every person matters. Every role, from apprentice to superintendent, carries weight.
On a Dome jobsite, respect shows up in the small things. Taking a concern seriously even when you're busy. Having a safety conversation without making someone feel small. Listening to the apprentice who noticed something because they haven't learned to stop noticing yet.
Respect is what turns a group of workers into a team that goes home together.
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This morning, we gathered at a San Carlos jobsite for a Fall Prevention Stand-Down. The crew stopped work, came together, and spent time talking about what fall protection actually looks like in practice on a fast-moving job like this one.
We also had our friends from Milwaukee Tool on site for a hands-on demo, a great reminder that when our trades and partners come together around safety, everyone benefits.
On a job moving at this pace, taking the time to stop and refocus is what keeps people safe. That's what Stand-Down Day is all about.
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Meet Senior Safety Specialist Pete Lozano.
Pete came up in the industry, watching what happens when deadlines take over. The long hours, the pressure, the corners people cut when they feel like they have no choice. He watched those choices lead to injuries, and it changed his trajectory.
Those experiences shaped how Pete thinks about every jobsite he walks onto. He's driven to help people shift their mindset, not just follow a rule. Getting home at the end of the day matters more than any schedule.
For Pete, fall prevention, like all of safety, comes down to ownership. Know what can hurt you before it does. If you see a problem, own it. Don't step over it and assume someone else will handle it. Stop the work, put the right controls in place, and have the conversation. Doing nothing is the worst option.
And look out for each other. Every hazard is real. Every person out here matters. No shortcuts, no blowing things off. That's Pete's standard, and there's no gray area in it.
Pete, thank you for everything you bring to this team. We're glad you're All In with us.
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Today, tools down.
Every year during Construction Safety Week, Wednesday is the National Fall Prevention Stand-Down, a moment the whole industry takes together to stop, step back, and refocus on the number one cause of fatalities in construction.
Falls are preventable. That's the point of today. Not compliance, not paperwork, actual conversations on actual jobsites about what fall protection looks like in practice. Are the systems right? Is the equipment inspected? Does every person on the crew know the plan, not just know it exists?
At Dome, standing down means getting off the tools and into the conversation. 6 inches or 60 feet, every elevation gets the same level of attention.
Today we stop. So everyone can keep going tomorrow.
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Our San Diego teams held Safety Week events at two job sites. Every trade stopped work, came together, and signed their commitment to Recognize, Respond, and Respect.
At Dome, Safety Week isn't a pause from the work. It's a reminder of why we do the work the way we do. Every conversation on the jobsite, every hazard named, every person who speaks up, that's what keeps people safe. Not just this week, but every week.
Proud of the teams out in San Diego. This is what All In Together looks like.
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Meet Senior Safety Specialist, Jason Rivera.
Jason has spent 20+ years in construction safety - underground work, landfills, mines, formwork, HVAC, and general contracting. He's held the Certified Safety Professional designation and led safety programs across Nevada and California before joining Dome. He's seen a lot of jobsites and a lot of close calls.
Which is probably why his view of Respond is so straightforward. It's not about writing someone up. It's not about making an example. It's about stopping the unsafe act, moving people to safety, and then having the conversation, explaining the specific danger, why it matters, and how to avoid it next time. It is Education, not discipline.
Jason is quick to point out that Respond isn't just for safety professionals. If you see someone standing under a suspended load and they don't realize the danger, that's your moment. You don't need a title to say something. Everyone on the jobsite has that responsibility.
A 30-second conversation can change the outcome of someone's entire life. Jason has seen it go both ways, and that's exactly what drives him to build that culture at Dome every day.
Jason, thank you for everything you bring to this team. We're glad you're All In with us.
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