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AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence
Awards
The AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence
Awards are given annually to contractors who best demonstrate
a cultural commitment to safety. Winners have set up innovative
safety programs and have achieved zero work site fatalities
and multi-catastrophic injuries. Top safety programs also
have active employee participation, safety training and work
site hazard identification and control.
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| Construction Safety Excellence Grand
Award Winner: (L-R) AGC Past President Sam Hunter; Sundt
Construction employees Brian Murphy, Mike Hoover, Matt
O'Connell; Willis' Jim Maloney; keynote speaker Joe Theismann,
ESPN and Sundt Construction CEO Doug Pruitt. |
Grand Award Winner
Sundt Construction Inc., Tucson,
Ariz.
Highway Division-Over one million
hours
Employees are Sundt Construction Inc.'s most important asset,
and employee safety is Sundt's greatest responsibility. Sundt
has created a safety program that emphasizes training the
work force even before employees step onto the job site, always
striving for a safe work environment with zero accidents.
A secret to Sundt's success is that it even evaluates the
safety records of its subcontractors before allowing them
to bid on a Sundt project. Sundt's accident rates and cost
per man-hour rates have decreased 400% because of the company's
efforts to get the entire work force involved in the safety
culture.
Sundt is currently one of only two contractors in Arizona
to partner with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
First Place Construction Safety Excellence Award Winners
Emerick Construction Co., Portland,
Ore.
Building Division-Under 100,000
hours
Emerick's continued success in safety is due to the management
and staff commitment to a top-notch safety program. Its safety
policy stresses independent judgment and rewards group responsibility
throughout the company. Field employees are offered incentives
based on an individual's continuous number of hours worked
safely. Superintendents who work hard at keeping job sites
safe for crews and the public are also recognized on a regular
basis.
Grunley-Walsh LLC, Rockville,
Md.
Building Division-100,001-300,000
work hours
Grunley-Walsh LLC performs historical renovation and design-build
projects, many consisting of high-risk activities such as
working near active railroad tracks and around the public.
In June 2005, Grunley-Walsh hired a full-time corporate safety
manager who has since implemented several new safety practices,
including formal orientation and training, 100% fall protection,
100% eye-and-head protection and a formal fleet program, all
of which resulted in a 180-degree turnaround in corporate
safety and risk management practices.
Blaine Construction Corp., Knoxville,
Tenn.
Building Division-300,001-700,000
work hours
Blaine Construction Corp.'s Safety Program operates under
a dynamic, wide-ranging program that encompasses all of the
company's trades and services. The written program contains
approximately 50 policies, along with pertinent forms and
checklists. The program is then used to complete site-specific
policies that address hazards unique to particular job sites
and trades.
Caddell Construction Co. Inc.,
Montgomery, Ala.
Building Division-700,000-one million
work hours
From the beginning of Caddell Construction to the present
day, company founder John A. Caddell made safety a top priority.
The effectiveness of Caddell's safety program can be seen
through its safety record and influence in the construction
industry. The program even became the national Turkish safety
model after Turkish companies observed Caddell while it built
the Istanbul Consulate.
Perini Building Co., Framingham,
Mass.
Building Division-Over one million
work hours
Each new project at Perini begins with project managers, superintendents
and safety professionals creating a job-specific safety program
based on a hazard analysis of the various methods of construction
to be used in the work, whether it's structural steel, concrete,
precast or finishes. These plans are incorporated in the bid
structure before the description of work going out for bid.
This commitment to safety has kept Perini's incident and frequency
rates well below the national average.
Story Construction Co., Ames,
Iowa
Heavy Division-100,001-300,000
work hours
Because safety is a core value, it is planned into every activity
at Story Construction Co., enabling employees to better understand
the safety risks and know how they are going to manage them.
Story strives to involve all employees, regardless of their
role in the company. It recently celebrated working one million
hours without a lost-time accident.
Beaver Excavating Co., Canton,
Ohio
Heavy Division-300,001-700,000
work hours
Beaver Excavating Co. uses many approaches to promote total
commitment to a safe and healthy work environment on all job
sites. However, the key component of the company's safety
program is the personal contact with every employee during
each job-site visit. The continuous involvement of every employee
in the day-to-day implementation of safe work practices is
absolutely critical for the program's overall effectiveness.
J.F. White Contracting Co., Framingham,
Mass.
Heavy Division-Over one million
work hours
J.F. White Contracting Co. stresses the importance of accident
prevention to all employees. Its safety department analyzes
and tracks all accidents on projects and evaluates trends
to identify proper remediation techniques. The company places
special importance on additional training programs to target
and lower the reoccurrence of incidents.
Grimes Asphalt, Grimes, Iowa
Highway Division-100,001-300,000
work hours
Grimes Asphalt supports its valuable work force in many ways,
including providing exceptional safety training consisting
of outside classes and on-site learning in the company's state-of-the-art
employee training center. Employees also receive weekly training
on safety topics. Supervisors receive much more intensive
training in on-the-job topics, as well as motivation, leadership,
interpersonal communication skills, coaching and team building,
among others.
KLB Construction Inc., Mukilteo,
Wash.
Highway Division-700,001-one million
work hours
The KLB Safety Training Program is comprised of on-the-job
field training, including daily tailgate safety meetings and
formal classroom training. KLB relies mostly on daily personal
positive reinforcement to motivate worker safety performance,
but also presents an annual Safety Awards Banquet that provides
two hours of relevant safety training. The company recognizes
individuals for specific accomplishments and injury-free service
with gifts, cash rewards and certificates.
B.R.S. Inc., Richfield, N.C.
Municipal Division-100,001-300,000
work hours
Although it has always had a commitment to safety, B.R.S.
Inc. furthered its commitment in 2004 by including a new Safety
Audit Program. Since then, the company has had no lost-time
accidents, fewer incidents, a better knowledge of safety standards
and has placed a record $250,000 into the Profit Sharing Program.
Mechanical Technologies Group,
Denver, Colo.
Specialty Contractor-100,001-300,000
work hours
Mechanical Technologies Group's safety program is comprised
of nine major elements: Leadership and Administration, Planned
General Schedule Inspections, Accident/Incident Investigation,
Organizational Rules, Plan Group Meetings, Personal Protective
Equipment, Hiring and Placement, Task Analysis and Procedures
and Emergency Preparedness. MTech's open, corporate culture,
combined with its comprehensive safety program, encourages
employee involvement in decision making and problem solving
in all categories of safety, quality and production-making
MTech's safety culture innovative and efficient.
Cummings Electrical Inc., Irving,
Texas
Specialty Contractor-300,001-700,000
work hours
After receiving feedback from employees through a Safety Questionnaire,
Cummings Electrical Inc. has implemented new features to its
safety program. Efforts include the 90-day Refresher and Shared
Responsibility programs in which every new hire completes
a four-hour orientation before starting work. After 90 days
on the job, the new hires are brought back for an additional
four hours of training in all areas of the safety program.
Employees are responsible for compliance with all safety and
health policies and procedures for themselves and their coworkers.
Pacific Coast Steel Inc., San
Diego, Calif.
Specialty Contractor-700,001-one
million work hours
Pacific Coast Steel's commitment to safety is apparent throughout
the company with investments continually being made in the
hiring of personnel, safety equipment, innovative safety programs,
orientations, incentive programs and claims management. The
company is strategically organized to delegate safety to all
levels of employees. It is clear that as PCS continues to
grow, safety has to be everyone's responsibility.
Faith Technologies Inc., Appleton,
Wis.
Specialty Contractor-Over one
million work hours
Safety staff at Faith Technologies Inc. are frequently engaged
in project pre-planning efforts to integrate safety into the
entire work process. Company estimators consult with safety
staff at the bid stage of projects to ensure that site-specific
needs are accounted for in the estimate. Project managers
who have unique safety needs often schedule planning meetings
with site supervision, safety directors and customers to coordinate
high-hazard tasks before starting them, allowing all parties
to "get on the same page" for safety.
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