NAHB, 2014 – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today named twenty-one winners of the annual NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) for their commitment to strong safety programs. The winners will be recognized at the SAFE awards ceremony held during the NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
The NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for the excellent safety programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry.
“Workplace safety is of the utmost importance to our industry, and we are proud to recognize those who have shown great leadership in advancing safe work practices and creating strong safety programs,” said NAHB Chairman Rick Judson, a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. “This year’s winners represent a broad range of groups including builders, remodelers, industry professionals, government officials and even a local high school—all dedicated to making safety a priority.”
This year, the SAFE program honored the following individuals and companies that have worked to achieve exemplary safety and health programs in the residential construction industry.
NAHB Safety Professional of the Year:
Dave Redlin, founder, Progressive Environmental & Safety
Remodeler Safety Program of the Year – More than 50 employees:
Cape Associates, Inc.
Single-Family Builders Safety Program of the Year:
Addison Homes (Less than 10 homes built per year)
Cape Associates, Inc. (11 to 100 homes built per year)
Summit Custom Homes LLC (Greater than 100 but less than 500 homes built per year)
Lend Lease (Greater than 500 homes built per year)
Specialty Trade Contractor Safety Program of the Year – Less than 50 employees:
Affordable Solar Installation
Specialty Trade Contractor Safety Program of the Year – More than 50 employees:
Alan Shintani, Inc.
Multifamily Safety Program of the Year – Less than 50 Employees (Two winners):
Gerding Builders, LLC
Neighbors Construction Co., Inc.
Multifamily Safety Program of the Year – More than 50 Employees:
Rampart Construction
Innovative Safety Program/Idea of the Year (Three Winners):
Dr. Energy Saver Delmarva
Pike Consulting Group LLC
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO)
NAHB-Affiliated Association Safety Program of the Year:
HBA of Marion & Polk Counties
Associate Member Safety Program of the Year:
Dixie Power
Federal/State Plan OSHA Official of the Year:
Barbara Theriot, Area Director, OSHA Kansas City Area Office
Light Commercial Contractor Safety Program of the Year – Less than 50 Employees:
Kramer Enterprises, Inc.
Light Commercial Contractor Safety Program of the Year – More than 50 Employees:
Cape Associates, Inc.
Judges Special Recognition Award:
Chippewa Valley Schools/Dakota High School
Leadership in Construction Safety Award:
Governor Jan Brewer, State of Arizona
For additional information on the SAFE awards, please visit www.nahb.org/safe.
