On February 21, Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin named this year’s Safety Award Winners at the annual Construction Workers Safety Conference held in Wisconsin Dells.  Over the past 19 years, ABC has given hundreds of awards to members who not only participate in ABC’s safety award program, but to those who excel in safety practices as well.  ABC knows that jobsite safety is the most important issue for contractors and places much emphasis on maintaining safe practices in the field. 

ABC awarded two firms with the ABC of Wisconsin Award of Excellence.  One is awarded to a firm with less than 200,000 hours worked, and the other is awarded to a firm with more than 200,000 hours worked.    The recipient in the less than 200,000 hours worked category is Pioneer Roofing, LLC, Johnson Creek.  The recipient in the more than 200,000 hours worked category is again North American Mechanical of DeForest.  The Award of Excellence is presented to the best entry in ABC’s Safety Awards Program.  The company must have incident rates for total OSHA recordables and lost work day cases at least twenty percent better than their industry average.  In addition, Award of Excellence winners must have a model safety program and impressive past safety record.

Although only two companies received the Award of Excellence, thirteen others were awarded the Platinum Award of Honor for Zero Accidents Safety Award.  This award is presented to companies that went through the year without a recordable accident or lost time. These winners are: Circle Electric, Inc., Menomonee Falls; Elexco, Inc., Seymour;  ESI Constructors, Inc., Hartland; Janke General Contractors, Athens; Masterson Plumbing, LLC, Portage; Northern Electric Inc., Green Bay; Phenco, Inc., Neenah; Redwood Construction Inc., Union Grove; Riberich, Inc., Reedsburg; Richardson Electric, Inc., Durand; Ross & Associates, Ltd., River Falls; Schrenk Bros. Roofing, Inc., Monroe and Statewide Electric, Inc., Waukesha.

Gold Awards of Honor are given to companies that have proven their safety record for lost workday cases and shown that their total OSHA recordables are ten percent better than their industry average for the year. The recipients are: Blenker Companies, Inc., Amherst; Carroll Electric, Inc., Janesville; Derrick Companies, New Richmond; Electrical Solutions, Inc., Stoughton; F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing co., Inc., Milwaukee; Gene Fredrickson Trucking & Excavating, Inc., Kaukauna; Precision Drive & Control, Inc., Monroe; Reesman’s Excavating & Grading, Inc., Burlington; Stiegler Electric & Communications Services, Green Bay; Suburban Electrical Engineers/Contractors, Inc., Appleton; Town & Country Electric, Appleton; Waukesha Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Waukesha and Wondra Excavating, Inc., Iron Ridge.

Another award presented at the event was the Safety award of Honor.  Winners of this award have proven that their safety record for Lost Workday Cases and Total OSHA Recordables are equal to the Construction industries average as stated in the BLS. These winners are: Allen Steele Co., Inc., Lake Delton; Consolidated Construction Co., Inc., Appleton; Eagle Construction Co., Inc., Wisconsin Rapids; Noffke Roofing Co., LLC, Mequon; Roberts Construction Associates, Inc., Madison and Stevens Construction Corp., Madison.

The No Lost Time Accident Award winners are: Durand Builders Service, Inc., Durand; E & S Electric, Inc., Mount Horeb; Friede & Associates, LLC, Reedsburg; MCR Services, LLC, Richfield; Meyer Services, Inc., Appleton; Prime Mechanical of Wisconsin LLC, Arlington; Schuh Construction, Inc., Seymour; Stodola-Maas Construction, Inc., Fond du Lac; Supreme Structures Inc., Madison; Swerderski Concrete Construction, Inc., Spring Grove, IL; Waldmann Construction, Inc., Saint Germain and West Electric, Inc., De Pere.

According to Don Moen, ABC of Wisconsin Safety Director, “These awards clearly demonstrate that the commitment of ABC members to their safety programs is paying off through fewer accidents and injuries.  It is important to recognize individuals who are truly committed to implementing a formula that ensures a safe environment for themselves, their workforce, and the community around them.”