American Society of Concrete Contractors

Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records were recognized as part of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., 2006 Safety Awards Program, at the association's Annual Conference, September 14, in Milwaukee, Wis. Awards were presented to general and specialty

contractors in four categories and are based on a company's incident rate for 2005. A nationally recognized safety measurement, the incident rate represents the number of lost workday cases from the OSHA 200 log, times 200,000, divided by the number of work hours in a calendar year. General contractors that won the Best Safety Achievement Award for general contractors with the lowest incident rate were Webcor Builders, San Mateo, Calif. (over 250,000 work hours); Prus Construction Co., Cincinnati, Ohio (100,000 to 250,000 work hours); and Oakley Construction Inc., Hermitage, Tenn. (less than 100,000 work hours). Specialty contractors winning the Best Safety Achievement Award were S.B. Ballard Const. Co., Virginia Beach, Va. (over 250,000 work hours); Walbridge Concrete Services, Detroit, Mich. (100,000 to 250,000 work hours); and Garland Concrete, Garland, Texas (less than 100,000 work hours). Forty-one contractors received awards for zero lost time due to accidents and 35 contractors were recognized for having lowered their incident rate from the previous year. Also, 102 contractors received certificates of recognition for achieving an incident rate below the national average. The average is based on the most recent information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Injury and Illness Division. The ASCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete, and to providing them a unified voice in the construction industry. Members include concrete contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers, and others interested in the concrete industry, such as architects, specifiers and distributors. There are approximately 525 member companies in the United States and four foreign countries. For more information, visit the website at ascconline.org or call (314) 962-0210.