2025 Safety Excellence Award
Over the past five years, we have committed to improving safety performance by implementing various data-backed initiatives around training, auditing, reporting, and cultural shifts. Leading and lagging indicators are utilized to track all safety incidents and to identify areas to improve both safety and productivity.
Our Safety Observation Program is a behavior-based audit program that provides immediate feedback through real-time dashboard updates. This system helps employees understand safety practices and encourages them to apply knowledge without the fear of disciplinary actions.
To help ensure strict compliance, we participate in frequent regulatory audits, including surprise visits, cold eye inspections, and planned reviews from EMCOR Group. We also work with OSHA’s consultation program, OSHCON, and have earned five Safety and Health Achievement Recognitions.
In 2025, our team took steps to reinforce these long-term efforts. We started a 12-month training program for employees with a strong emphasis on safety. We also began a trained operator identification initiative focused on cranes, overhead equipment, and forklifts.
After data identified cargo securement as a persistent safety issue, we determined that the industry-standard winch and load bar in the U.S. was part of the problem. Our team sought out a revolutionary cargo securement device from Canada as a replacement and leadership approved the investment. The new technology has paid dividends, helping eliminate hazards from the winch’s stored energy, minimize movement, and promote productivity thanks to ease of use.
Program improvements and investments in new technology have helped us record the lowest TRIR, DART, and severity rate in the organization’s history. These metrics reflect our deep dedication to providing a safe work environment for all our employees.