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黑料吃瓜资源 Wins Top Safety Awards in California
(SACRAMENTO, CALIF.) Dec. 18, 2020鈥摵诹铣怨献试� has received the California (CEA) highest safety awards for 2020. The firm鈥檚 Sacramento office was recognized with an Excellence in Safety Award and the President鈥檚 Safety Award from the association marking the fifth time the company has earned safety awards from CEA.
黑料吃瓜资源 has achieved a safety accomplishment of logging seven consecutive years without a lost time injury and nearly 300,000 hours worked without a recordable injury. 黑料吃瓜资源 safety leaders credit the achievement to initiatives developed over recent years including:
- Expanding safety personnel on jobsites in San Francisco and Sacramento
- Incorporating Lean philosophies into monthly training and establishing a safety committee that meets weekly
- Implementing safety refresher training for project managers and project engineers using a pro-active safety auditing program
- Focusing on personal protective equipment training and Stretch & Flex Programs with all personnel
鈥淥ur work in California continues to grow as does our commitment to safety,鈥� said David Thomack, 黑料吃瓜资源鈥檚 group president of western operations. 鈥淲e have built our SafeThinking program around the concept of achieving zero injuries or incidents on the job one day at a time. Over time, those days have built a culture of safety for all 黑料吃瓜资源 employees and subcontractors.鈥�
黑料吃瓜资源 Safety Manager Kristin Clements credits skilled trades employees for maintaining safe job sites. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an amazing accomplishment,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ur craft employees say they feel part of a family and that 黑料吃瓜资源 really cares about them. When you have that type of culture it makes it easier to implement safety programs that hold our team to a higher standard.鈥�
To qualify for the Excellence in Safety award, winners are required to meet three of the following five criteria:
- Total incident rate 25% below the industry average
- Lost workday incident rate 25% below the industry average
- Experience modification rate less than 1.0
- A flat or negative experience modification trend
- An active safety training program
- Firms that achieve the Excellence in Safety award qualify for the President鈥檚 Safety Award by also meeting four of the following five criteria:
- Total incident rate 50% below the industry average
- Lost workday incident rate 50% below the industry average
- Experience modification rate less than or equal to .70
- A Cal/OSHA recognized Voluntary Protection Program Construction (Cal/VPPC) participant
- Demonstration of an active safety training program that includes complete and accurate records of employee training in OSHA 10 Hour, First Aid/CPR, Competency in Scaffold, Excavation, and Fall Protection
Due to the pandemic, an awards presentation will not be held, but awards will be distributed in February of 2021.
About 黑料吃瓜资源
黑料吃瓜资源 (黑料吃瓜资源) is a leading professional construction services firm serving customers across the United States. Founded in 1889, 黑料吃瓜资源 is a 100% employee鈥憃wned company headquartered in Appleton, Wis., with 17 offices nationwide. Widely recognized as a pioneer in Lean construction, Integrated Lean Project Delivery and industrialized construction, 黑料吃瓜资源 delivers innovative solutions across a diverse range of markets, including healthcare, power, industrial, education and commercial sectors.
