The Construction industry is fortunate to have numerous stakeholders committed to safety ranging from Craft Unions and groups such as CPWR to Industry Associations such as the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. Included in that group are Insurers and their Brokers.
The alliance between Willis Towers Watson and the AGC has resulted in one of the Country’s most rigorous Business safety competitions, the AGC-Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). Visit the site to view past winners. An incredible additional benefit of the competition is the annual publication of the Safety Management Best Practices gleaned from the competing companies’ submissions.
We have linked to the 44-page 2019 Best Practices.
For 2019 there are 447 construction safety best management practices and ideas to share with the construction industry.
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In the judging process the five Finalist Judges look at eight (8) categories:
- Senior management ownership and participation
- Risk identification and analysis
- Task design — Engineering controls for safety
- Safe work methods
- Worker engagement, involvement and participation
- Safety training and validation of training
- Subcontractor management
- Emergency and crisis management
If you are interested in participating in the 2020 CSEA competition, applications will be accepted between October 1 and December 13, 2019.
Information can also be found on the CSEA website.
Final judging and award winners will be honored during the 2020 AGC Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
We have also Linked to past years’ Best Practice reports:
2014 AGC-Willis – CSEA Willis Safety Management Showcase
2015 AGC-Willis-CSEA Safety Management Showcase Final
2016 AGC-Willis Towers Watson CSEA Safety Management Showcase
2018 WTW-AGC-Willis Towers Watson CSEA Best Practices
2019 EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference.
We also encourage you to support EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference, which Fisher Phillips sponsors, and includes a Construction safety track sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). We are especially excited about Alberici’s Kathleen Dobson’s session on “Issues Facing Women in Construction” and the session “Why Mental Health is Smart Business.” Fisher Phillips sponsors a track.
Awards will be provided to the 2019 “America’s Safest Companies” at the November 5 – 7 Dallas, Texas Conference.
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