The Connecticut Construction Industries Association presented a safety recognition award to Standard Builders at the organization’s annual meeting. The award was presented to member firms that applied and met certains pecified criteria. CCIA established the award to encourage safety in construction and recognize companies that maintain a formal safety and health program or related policies and procedures. This is the sixth consecutive year that Standard Builders has been recognized with the Construction Safety and Excellence Award.
SBI also received the Platinum Award. New this year, this award was given to firms that exceeded national safety statistics. This newly instituted program was established this year to recognize the top safety performers in their respective construction category.
Judged on three yearincident rate averages, Experience Modification Rate (EMR), OSHA citations, hoursworked, documentation of safety meetings and presentations, andself-performance, judges reviewed safety statistics and awarded based on thecompany’s total commitment to safety. There were a total of 22 applicants in the heavy/civil, building construction and specialtycategories. Judges awarded 7 Platinum Awards to the top one third rankedcompanies in each of the aforementioned categories, plus one Merit Award.
Safety is the cornerstone ofall Standard Builders’ operations and is ingrained within the fabric ofits culture. Standard Builders’ staff is passionate about safetyand committed to the comprehensive Safety Program that has been put inplace. The firm’s staff is dedicated to maintaining safe job sitesto preserve the safety of workers, and to maintain isolation from buildingoccupants both physically and environmentally at all times. Founded in1949, Standard Builders utilizes its traditional construction expertise toprovide its clients in the institutional, healthcare and corporate marketsectors with value-added service. Standard Builders sets the standard forbuilding excellence.