TAMPA, FL (June 26, 2024) — The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has honored Nelosca Technologies (Nelosca) and GEI Consultants with a 2024 Safety Excellence Award for their work on the Third Ward Milwaukee River remediation project. GEI and Nelosca accepted the award at WEDA’s Annual Dredging Summit and Expo in Tampa, Florida.
WEDA’s Safety Excellence Award recognizes individual organizations or project teams for exceptional safety performance and for exhibiting a proactive approach to raising safety awareness in the dredging workplace.
The two firms removed approximately 45,000 cubic yards of impacted sediment from a 0.6-mile section of the Milwaukee River Estuary Area of Concern in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The project involved several high-risk tasks, including sheet pile driving, diving, crane use, subaqueous debris removal, and sediment capping. GEI and Nelosca safely executed this work adjacent to active public boardwalks and while working in the Milwaukee River during peak waterway use season.
“Safety was at the forefront of every aspect of the project,” said Joe Caryl, GEI’s Vice President of Construction Services. “I’m incredibly proud of the work we and our partners performed to safely complete this project in a dense, urban environment requiring high-risk work in several different areas at the same time.”
Despite its complexity in an urban setting, the team’s strong safety culture resulted in a successful project, ensuring safety for all team members involved, as well as the public."
— Nelosca Project Manager Nathan Wyrowski.
“Every project at GEI begins with a safety focus and mindset. That shows when you observe our teams and see their preparation,” said Steve Hawkins, GEI’s Safety Director. “This award affirms our safety approach to projects across the country, and I congratulate everyone on this team for the role they play in building our safety culture.”
“With the numerous challenges Nelosca and GEI faced daily, our team enjoyed the collaboration with our partners that made this another successful project where safety was the priority at every point,” said Mike Cerda, Nelosca’s Regional Safety Manager.
Originally published at https://www.geiconsultants.com/press-release/weda-safety-excellence-award/
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About Nelosca Technologies
Nelosca Technologies, Inc. (Nelosca) is a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm specializing in environmental remediation, dam construction, commercial diving, harbor management, and submarine cable services. Since 1919, Nelosca has worked closely with public and private owners of water-based infrastructure and operates nationwide throughout coastal and inland waterways.
About GEI: GEI Consultants, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm that delivers professional services that improve our world’s built environment. With more than 1,400 staff and 56 offices in North America, GEI is a leader in providing multi-disciplined engineering and environmental services to a range of private and public sector clients, both domestically and abroad.