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Posted: September 29, 2008
GBC names 2008 Safety Excellence Award winners
GBC announced the seven winners of the 2008 GBC Safety Excellence Award. GBC member firms are required to meet certain criteria to even apply for the award (EMR less than 1.0 and incident rate 25% below the national average), so just being able to apply is an accomplishment in itself.
Those applications meeting the criteria are reviewed by a jury of industry professionals, and random jobsite inspections are conducted. The applications must also include a five-year history of hours worked, OSHA logs, and a description of the company's safety program and its implementation in the field.
The 2008 GBC Safety Excellence Award Winners are:
BBL Construction Services, LLC (Albany)
Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up
Hunter Roberts Construction Group (New York City)
Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up
LECESSE Construction Company (West Henrietta)
Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked
LPCiminelli, Inc. (Buffalo)
Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up
The Pike Company, Inc. (Rochester)
Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up
Sano-Rubin Construction Co., Inc. (Albany)
Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked
Welliver McGuire Inc. (Montour Falls)
Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up
These companies are also eligible to compete for the AGC of America's Construction Safety Excellence Award.
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