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• March 21, 2006
The American General Contractors held the 7th Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) to recognize companies who have excellent safety and loss prevention programs achieved through management commitment, employee training and program innovation.
PCS was recently awarded the coveted Associated General Contractors of America Construction Safety Excellence Award at the AGC National Convention held in Palm Springs, California. The dedication and commitment that Pacific Coast Steel employees have shown towards safety was instrumental in the receipt of this Award.
The process commences with a competition at each local chapter of AGC, approximately 80 such chapters nation wide. The winner of the local chapter competition is then nominated for consideration for the National award. However, not all nominees are selected. Instead, a National committee decides which local contractors merit advancement to the National competition.
At the National level, the CSEA are judged by a panel of five that, this year, included judges from CAL OSHA, and The United States Army Corps of Engineers. They carefully scrutinized the safety program of the nominees, the commitment of management to safety and the actual results obtained by the nominees.
PCS was not expected to win the Specialty Subcontractor category as no reinforcing steel subcontractor has ever won a first place award at the competition. In fact, no reinforcing steel subcontractor has ever even been nominated for the National CSEA Award. According to the United States Bureau of Statistics, reinforcing steel is the most dangerous construction trade, and the fourth most dangerous occupation in the United States.
Nonetheless, given its stellar safety program, as well as its commitment to safety, PCS won its category in the Specialty Subcontractor division of the competition. It is in good company, as other winners in this year’s competition include Perini Building Co., Turner Construction Co., and Sundt Construction, Inc.
AGC of San Diego awarding Pacific Coast Steel 1st Place in December 2005.
AGC of America awarding Pacific Coast Steel 1st Place nationwide in March 2006.
(Pictured from left to right) Sam Hunter, President AGC, David Perkins, Executive Vice President, PCS, Carlos Ramirez, Safety Director, PCS, Jennifer Martin, Risk Manager, PCS, Jim Maloney, Deputy Chairman, Willis, Joe Theismann, Former NFL Quarterback
• December 7, 2005
The American General Contractors of San Diego held the 7th Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) to recognize companies who have excellent safety and loss prevention programs achieved through management commitment, employee training and program innovation.
AGC of San Diego awarded Pacific Coast Steel First Place in the Specialty Contractor category for 2005. The purpose of the AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) is to recognize those construction companies who excel at safety performance. CSEA closely examines each candidate’s commitment to safety and occupational health management and risk control. Judges look for evidence of company management commitment, active employee participation, safety training, work site hazard identification and control, and safety program innovation.
Pacific Coast Steel will go on to compete at the AGC National Convention in Palm Springs, CA in March 2006. |
