Poettker Construction Achieves Platinum Level through ABC Safety Program

Poettker Construction Company has achieved platinum level in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System. The Poettker team performed more than 346,000 manhours with zero lost-time or recordable incidents in 2021 and received safety awards from the Central Illinois Builders of AGC. Poettker also achieved a certified contractor status through the coalition for construction safety. The participants measure their safety processes and policies on key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents. According to ABC’s annual safety performance report, STEP participants, regardless of company size or type of … Read more

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Winner Announced for 2022 Liberty Mutual Safety Innovation Award in Construction

The finalists for the 2022 Liberty Mutual Safety Innovation Award in Construction were announced at CPWR’s annual Research to Practice Seminar and Workshop in June. The award — sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance and administered by CPWR — recognizes innovative Evidence-Based technologies, work practices and programs (interventions) designed to reduce or eliminate construction hazards that lead to injuries and pain in the construction industry. The winner receives a $15,000 cash prize and a plaque; two honorable mentions also receive a plaque. Applications for the 2023 Liberty Mutual Safety Innovation Awards in Construction will open later this year. For background, read … Read more

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500+ Construction Workers Participate in Stand Down

Over 500 construction workers participated in a stand down at Turner Construction’s Commonwealth Pier jobsite, located in Boston, Massachusetts, to address the skyrocketing overdose deaths and suicide rates in the construction industry. The stand down held a 60-second moment of silence to recognize the 229 overdose deaths for every 100,000 construction workers. View and access a video of the National Stand Down: https://vimeo.com/711751775/d8c46a0466 The National Stand Down is part of the Building Trades Employers’ Association Northeast’s 2022 National Recovery Week, which took place in April, to curtail substance use disorder and its effects that are devastating the construction industry. The … Read more

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Hard Hats with Heart Spreads Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Among Construction Workers

According to the American Heart Association, approximately 211,000 construction workers (1 in 25) have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Find more heart and stroke statistics here. Hard Hats with Heart Data shows that the construction industry has higher risks, elevated in almost every single category, to heart disease and stroke — and the large majority of these issues are preventable. The American Heart Association came to the Seattle, Washington office of Mortenson in 2021 to bring to light these alarming trends and statistics about heart health in the construction industry, and offer an opportunity to do something about it. Mortenson … Read more

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American Society of Concrete Contractors Publish Two New Safety Bulletins

Two safety bulletins have been published: Emergency Rescue Baskets and Concrete Burns. Safety bulletins are brief discussions of the most severe safety issues facing concrete contractors and are published periodically. American Society of Concrete Contractors members receive a complete set of bulletins when they join the organization. They are available for sale to non-members. The Safety and Risk Management Council is a specialty council of the ASCC, dedicated to making its contractors the safest in the industry. The council board consists of safety and insurance professionals from all aspects of the concrete contracting industry. The group meets three times a … Read more

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