Balfour Beatty US Kicks Off Construction Safety Week 2018 with “One Second, One Choice” Campaign
07 May 2018 - 11:55PM
Business Wire
As part of the company’s never-ending commitment to accepting
nothing less than Zero Harm for anyone coming into contact with its
work, Balfour Beatty has kicked off its Safety Week 2018 campaign.
Balfour Beatty joins over 80 construction firms from across the
country with the collective mission of reinforcing the industry’s
dedication to eliminating injury, and fostering a shared culture of
care, concern and the belief that every week must be Safety
Week.
As an annual sponsor of the week-long campaign that runs May
7-13, Balfour Beatty teams and trade partners across the country
are taking a stand for safety and reflecting on what’s most
important – going home safe to their families every day. Themed
One Second, One Choice, Balfour Beatty’s 2018 campaign
focuses on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s
(OSHA) “fatal four” with an emphasis on falls being the leading
cause of fatalities.
“This year, our campaign theme really hits home for me because
it provides an important reminder that a split-second choice can
change a life forever,” said Leon Blondin, chief executive officer
of Balfour Beatty’s buildings operations in the United States. “As
we reflect on Safety Week, I encourage all of our project teams and
trade partners to always be on the lookout for each other. By
making safety personal, remembering the importance of split-second
decisions and empowering people to speak up when something doesn’t
look right, we can move closer to zero harm and save lives.”
According to OSHA, the leading causes of construction industry
deaths are falls, struck-by-object, electrocution and
caught-in/between. Consider that out of the 991 total construction
industry deaths reported by OSHA in 2016, 384 were due to falls, 93
due to struck-by-object, 82 were electrocution, and 72 were
caught-in/between. Eliminating the fatal four would save 631 lives
in America every year.
Safety Week provides an opportunity for Balfour Beatty to thank
its workforce and partners for supporting safety year-round and to
recognize their commitment to remaining injury free. Throughout the
week, Balfour Beatty teams across the country will recognize safety
heroes, hold safety stand-downs, conduct safety trainings, and
reflect on what Once Second, One Choice means to them.
With falls being the leading cause of fatalities in the
industry, the campaign will include a video featuring Balfour
Beatty safety, health and environment experts focused on fall
arrest, staying 100 percent tied-off, 100 percent of the time, from
anchor point to anchor point (watch the video).
About Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general
contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build
services for public and private sector clients across the United
States. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the
company is part of Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a leading
international infrastructure group that provides innovative and
efficient infrastructure that underpins our daily lives, supports
communities and enables economic growth. Consistently ranked among
the nation’s largest contractors, Balfour Beatty is the No. 6
Domestic Building Contractor in the United States as ranked by
Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit
www.balfourbeattyus.com.
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