Linbeck Group Wins Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 43 Other Companies Win Awards for Quality Construction Safety Programs
Linbeck Group was honored for having the nation鈥檚 best construction safety and wellness plan in 2020 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 43 other companies were also selected as winners for the quality of their safety programs.
"Having a successful construction project starts with having a safe workplace for your employees. It is crucial, now more than ever, for a firm to build its safety culture," said Bob Lanham, the association鈥檚 president and president of Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. in Houston, Texas. 鈥"These award recipients are leading the industry by showcasing the safest worksites in the country.鈥
Linbeck Group was judged and selected as the grand award winner from among 17 first-place winners across six occupational divisions. Lanham noted that the company鈥檚 commitment to going beyond compliance obligations and their adoption of technology to collect and analyze safety data, to proactively identify deficiencies and improvements, is where the construction industry should be headed. In addition, Linbeck demonstrated that with a team of knowledgeable leaders and workers, they can achieve the ultimate goal of keeping workers safe from inherent hazards of construction.
Another Houston-based firm, Peterson Beckner Industries, was selected as the first-place winner in the under 300,000 work hours category. The firm developed and implemented an exceptional safety and risk control program through continuous improvement and maintenance of their safety and health management systems. Lanham noted that the firm鈥檚 commitment to protecting its most valuable asset, the workforce, makes them a leader in the industry.
Lanham noted that there are multiple winners because the awards are distributed for a number of categories, based on the amount and type of work performed. He added that the 乌鸦传媒-Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Award winners are selected by a panel of five independent safety professionals within the government, corporate and insurance industries. Final judging for the awards program took place during the contractors鈥 association鈥檚 annual convention in Orlando.
鈥淲illis Towers Watson is proud to be an 乌鸦传媒 partner in safety and to sponsor long term the 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Construction Safety Excellence Awards, a partnership that began over thirty years ago,鈥 said Mike Fredebeil,鈥疌SP, North American Director Construction Safety, Willis Towers Watson. 鈥淭he last 19 months have been tough for our country and the construction industry, but we will get through this together stronger than before, thanks in large part to the work firms like these are doing to protect workers, their families and the public.鈥
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