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Mark Klimbal, CSP
Corporate Safety Director |
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Insurance and safety groups,
as well as our clients,
have repeatedly recognized
Barton Malow for safety
performance consistently
superior to the industry
norm.
Leadership
Barton Malow's ISO certified safety program is led by our full-time
Corporate Safety Director, Mark Klimbal, CSP.
The Program requires mandatory safety training
and participation of all project
participants as well as safety planning for our projects.
Mark directs policies and practices
to eliminate injuries
and occupational
illnesses, and
protect the public around
Barton Malow jobsites.
The elimination of property
damage is an additional
focus.
Safety
Procedures
Safety is a formal part
of our corporate quality
program. Barton Malow
is ISO-9001-2000 certified,
and
has a detailed safety
program. It includes
directions on
bid scope documents,
hazardous materials,
worker safety,
and project site security,
among other topics.
Additionally,
project staff receive information
on
individual responsibilities,
and details on accident
prevention, employee
attire and behavior,
work procedures,
and setting up and
maintaining safe
site conditions.
Personnel practice
emergency procedures;
designated staff
are trained in first
aid
and certified
in CPR.
To
achieve our goal of zero accidents, the
Company:
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Mandates safety certification for all operations employees.
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Provides
safety orientation for new employees and
ongoing training.
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Has
safe work procedures in place to ensure safety
planning to prevent accidents.
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Measures
its safety performance (e.g. Experience
Modification Rate (EMR), OSHA safety statistics) and communicates
safety performance to employees. |
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Tests
all new non-contractual employees for substance
abuse and all contractual employees where
permitted by union agreement. |
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Evaluates
subcontractor safety performance prior to
bid awards and requires subcontractor safety
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Regulation Expertise
Knowing and understanding OSHA regulations
is a priority. Still, local jurisdictions can
be far more stringent. As part of our procedures
we meet with the local fire marshal at project
inception to ascertain the specific requirements
for each project. Awareness of requirements and
planning for safety are critical elements of
success.
Safety
Awards
Barton Malow's safety Experience Modification Rate (EMR) is
well below the national EMR
contractor average of 1.00.
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The
EMR is a workers' compensation insurance safety
performance factor based on three years of
loss experience.
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Recent Safety Awards:
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The Associated General Contractors of America
2006 National AGC Safety Award (NASA), 25% Below Incident Division Rate |
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The Associated General Contractors of America
2001, 2004 Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Safety Record |
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The Associated General Contractors of America
National 2004 Willis Construction Safety Excellence, Third Place |
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The Associated General Contractors of America, Greater Detroit Chapter
2004, 2005, 2006 Willis Construction Safety Excellence
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The Associated General Contractors of America,
Greater Detroit Chapter
2001 Certificate of Merit Construction safety Award |
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Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
2004 Honorable Mention, Over 2 Million Man-Hours Category |
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Construction Association of Michigan (CAM)
2006, 2005 Safety Award
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Michigan Safety Council
2003 Leadership Award |
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Associated Builders and Contractors,
Metropolitan Washington, D.C.,
2004 Chapter Safety Award |

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