Dallas / Fort Worth Commercial Construction Jobsites Stand Down for Safety
May
17, 2006 - ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Major construction projects in Dallas and Fort
Worth will stop on Wednesday May 17th, 2006 to participate in the SAFE Stand Down,
organized by QUOIN, the local chapter of AGC.
The SAFE stand down will last for 90 minutes. All construction projects will stop production so that workers can receive safety awareness and procedural training. The main focus for this stand down will be electrical safety procedures and requirements.
This stand down is the third of its kind in North Texas. The first took place in May, 2005 after the region experienced 32 jobsite fatalities in 2004 and nine fatalities in the first four months of 2005. A second stand down was held in November, 2005. Approximately 65 general contractors participated in the November stand down, and more than 90 are expected to take part in the upcoming event.
"Up to now our superintendents have provided the training. This time our major subcontractors will take a greater role in coordinating and running the meetings. We're excited to see the subcontractors taking greater ownership of safety awareness."
The training sessions have made a significant impact, according to Dallas Director of OSHA Kathy Delaney. North Texas jobsites have not experienced a fatality incident since August, 2005; OSHA estimates that prior to the training, the region's construction jobsites were on a pace to see a dozen fatalities in that period.
"We still have participated in all three stand downs," said Dino Sideris, Safety Director for Bob Moore Construction. "The whole point of the stand down is to drive greater acceptance of safe working procedures as the normal way of doing business. The proof of the program's success is in the numbers. Zero fatalities since August, 2005 is a remarkable turnaround from where our region was going up to that point. You can contrast what we've accomplished to the Houston market, which has suffered more than a dozen fatalities this year. We're now helping Houston general contractors to implement stand downs in their area and I'm confident we'll see their numbers improve as well.
"Bob Moore Construction has not experienced a reportable incident in over five years," added Sideris, "so we have a long tradition of emphasizing safety in our workplaces. We've led by example on our jobsites and helped implement the stand downs in our area, and I'm very happy that we're now influencing other parts of the state as well. Safety is not a matter of competition. We want to see every jobsite operating safely, whether it's our project or our competition's."
For more information contact:
Dino Sideris
Safety Director, Bob Moore Construction
817-640-1200
dsideris@generalcontractor.com
Photos from the Safety Stand Down may be downloaded here.
More Information on Our Safety Program:
- Press Release - Dino Sideris Receives 2008 Safety Director of the Year Award From QUOIN / AGC
- Article - Construction Safety: Planning, Training and Inspections
- Press Release - Dino Sideris Chosen for Vice Chair Position on QUOIN / AGC Safety Resource Leadership Group
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Participates in State's Largest Construction Safety Training Program
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Receives Safety Awards From Tilt-up Concrete Association
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Participates in Largest Construction Safety Stand Down in Texas History
- Bob Moore Construction Safety Program
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Selected as Member of Elite OSHA Partnership
- News Story - Dallas / Fort Worth Commercial Construction Jobsites Stand Down for Safety
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Safety Director Named to Texas Building Branch Safety Committee
- Newsletter - Spring 2005 - Bob Moore Construction Completes Westwood College Campus / Making Safety a Value / Taking Time to Talk Safety.
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Safety Director Named to AGC Committees
- Press Release
- Bob
Moore Construction Participates in SAFE Stand-Down
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