Colorado Real Estate Journal - August 7, 2019
The Associated General Contractors of Colorado honored its members’ commitments to workplace safety and environmental excellence at the 32nd annual Safety & Environmental Awards that were presented to local general contractors and specialty contractors. “Our members understand the importance of a strong commitment to safety culture and environmental awareness in construction, where job sites are constantly evolving, and new hazards emerge almost daily,” commented Michael Gifford, president and CEO of AGC/C. “Although we formally recognize their efforts only once a year, we honor their daily dedication to send each employee home safe every day.” Brad Gassman, AGC/C’s safety and environmental director, presented the awards and introduced representatives from the various programs to provide the latest safety and environmental updates to attendees. The first award category recognized firms in the Colorado Stormwater Excellence Program, which is the first regulatory agency-recognized, self-policing stormwater compliance management program in the nation. Companies are ranked as either Participating or Qualified, based on performance data. AGC/C’s latest Participating companies moved to Qualified status in February. Adolfson & Peterson Construction, The Beck Group, Brinkman Construction, Fiore and Sons Inc., Fransen Pittman General Contractors, GH Phipps Construction Cos., Golden Triangle Construction Inc., Haselden Construction LLC, Hyder Construction Inc., Milender White Construction Co., PCL Construction, Swinerton Builders and Waner Construction Company Inc. were all honored as Qualified companies. The Construction Health and Safety Excellence awards recognized firms at the Red, White and Blue levels based on the culture derived from their safety and health programs, maturity of training plans, employee engagement and continuous improvement techniques. Ammex Masonry Inc. and Belair Sitework Services received Red-level recognition. ADK Electric Corp., Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Brinkman Construction, Fransen Pittman General Contractors, GH Phipps Construction Cos., Greiner Electric, PCL Construction, Q3 Contracting and Saunders Construction were honored at the White level. The Beck Group, CFC Construction Inc., Fiore and Sons Inc., Glacier Construction Companies Inc., Hyder Construction Inc., JHL Constructors Inc., Kenny Electric Services Inc., McCarthy Building Cos., Swinerton Builders and The Weitz Company LLC received Blue-level recognition. The third category included the National AGC Safety Awards program, in which AGC members can evaluate their safety record as compared to other national AGC members. AGC/C member average incident of days away from work is 0.17 and is consistently below the AGC of America average incident rates, which is 0.39 for all work divisions. The building contractor members recognized for achieving zero or 25% below division lost workday incidence rate in 2018 included: Calcon Constructors Inc., Fransen Pittman General Contractors, GH Phipps Construction Cos., Hensel Phelps, Howell Construction, Hyder Construction Inc., Saunders Construction Inc. and Starker Construction Co. The following AGC of Colorado specialty contractor members were recognized for achieving zero or 25% below division lost workday incident rate in 2018: Accent Electrical Services, Encore Electric Inc., Greiner Electric LLC, Intermountain Electric, Kenny Electric, RK Mechanical and U.S. Engineering Co.