ABC RECOGNIZES 2008 NATIONAL SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS (07/03/2009)
Associated Builders and Contractors recognized the nation’s safest construction firms in 2008 at the 19th annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence awards celebration at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2009.
The 2008 National Safety Excellence Award winners were selected from ABC member firms achieving Platinum status in ABC’s Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program. Selection criteria for the national safety winners included each member’s self-evaluation scores, lost workday case rates, total recordable rates, and interviews conducted by members of ABC National’s Environment, Health and Safety Committee.
“ABC salutes these winners as they have demonstrated their dedication to construction workplace safety,” said Kirk Pickerel, ABC president and CEO. “Creating safe work environments is a top priority for the association. ABC provides member firms with safety training programs, information and an annual safety training and evaluation process that serves as a benchmark and guide to maintaining an effective construction safety program.”
The National Safety Excellence Awards are presented in three major North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code categories: NAICS 236 – Construction of Buildings; NAICS 237 – Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; and NAICS 238 – Specialty Trade Contractors. The following is a list of ABC’s National Safety Excellence winners from the Louisiana Chapters:
NAICS 236 – General Contractor
Group Contractors, LLC; Baton Rouge, LA
The following Louisiana companies received Merit awards for safety:
NAICS 236 – General Contractor
Citadel Builders, LLC; Metairie, LA
NAICS 237 – Heavy and Civil Engineering Contractor
Excel Group, Inc.; Prairieville, LA
NAICS 238 – Specialty Contractor
Durr Heavy Construction, LLC; Harahan, LA
ISC; Baton Rouge, LA
Westgate, LLC; Port Allen, LA
