The Christman Company Knoxville Region Earns National Award for Safety Excellence

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The Christman Company’s Knoxville, Tennessee region has been recognized with the 2022 Platinum STEP Award by the Associated Builders and Contractors. This honor, presented annually by the national construction industry trade association, signifies a company’s commitment to jobsite safety and exemplary safety programs. Safety Training Evaluation Process is a program developed by ABC to assist construction companies in assessing and improving their safety practices and procedures. The program provides a detailed framework for companies to evaluate the effectiveness of safety programs and identify areas that may need improvement. ABC National Safety Excellence Awards are designed to acknowledge companies that consistently … Read more

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General Contractor Brings Home 2 Awards From 22nd Annual Zero Injury Safety Gala

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National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. has awarded Barton Malow Company the Bronze Star for logging more than 200,000 safe work hours on the Ultium Cells 2 Battery Plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The company also earned the Certificate of Merit for logging more than 100,000 safe work hours on the Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Barton Malow Company accepted the honors at the 22nd annual Zero Injury Safety Awards Gala held in October. This is the fifth-consecutive year the general contractor has earned at least one ZISA recognition. Barton Malow is providing construction services on Ultium 2 … Read more

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500+ Construction Workers Participate in Stand Down

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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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3rd Annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents Takes Place April 11-15

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This year’s Struck-by Stand-Down, organized by the NORA Construction Sector Council Struck-by Work Group, is expanding from a one-day event to a full week of activities to coordinate with National Work Zone Awareness Week. As the Stand-Down has grown, its topics have increased to include not only work zone safety, but also lift zone safety, heavy equipment, dropped objects and other sources of struck-by injuries. During the Stand-Down, CPWR and the Struck-by Work Group will host a series of webinars covering relevant topics. 1 p.m. ET April 11 – Preventing Struck-by Incidents in Roadway Work Zones 3 p.m. ET April … Read more

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Building a New Reality for Safety Training

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By Dan Ruane Even as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration demands a high standard, construction safety continues to be an area of opportunity for the industry. As the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1,008 fatalities in 2020, there remains a compelling need for improvement. All workers have the right to a safe work environment, and jobsite safety should always be a top priority for any construction company. Beyond the moral obligation, it makes financial sense. A U.S. National Safety Council survey reveals that each dollar invested in safety measures returns $2 in avoided costs. The challenge: traditionally, safety … Read more

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