SMACNA Contractors Report A Banner Year For Safety

Each year, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) recognizes its members for their outstanding safety and health performance through SMACNA’s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP).

Following a recent trend towards increased participation, the 2011 safety awards program indicates that safety and health remained a top priority for SMACNA members as 350 members participated in the survey. The results represent nearly 70 million man-hours worked in 2010.

For the 2011 program, more SMACNA contractors reported “zero injury incidents” over 2010 as 130 member companies reported zero injuries compared with 113 last year, a significant increase. In addition, the average OSHA injury/illness incidence rate decreased from 3.84 in 2010 to 3.46 this year, another indication that SMACNA contractors take safety seriously.

SMACNA is pleased to acknowledge the 2011 safety program winners in the following man-hour categories. First-place winners will be recognized at SMACNA’s 68th Annual Convention, Sept. 25-28, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

More than 500,000 hours
1st place – University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors, Tempe, Ariz.
2nd place – Corval Group, St. Paul, Minn.
3rd place – BMW Contractors Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.

400,001-500,000 hours
1st place – Air Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif.
2nd place – GRP Mechanical Co. Inc., Bethalto, Ill.
3rd place – Total Mechanical Inc., Pewaukee, Wis.

300,001-400,000 hours
1st place – CMC Sheet Metal, Capitol Heights, Md.
2nd place – E.J. Bartells, Renton, Wash.
3rd place – Miller Bonded Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.

200,001-300,000 hours
1st place – Indoor Environmental Services, Sacramento, Calif.
2nd place – Icon Mechanical & Engineering LLC, Granite City, Ill.
3rd place – Broadway Mechanical Contractors Inc., Oakland, Calif.

100,001-200,000 hours
1st place – Mechanical Service & Systems Inc., Midvale, Utah
2nd place – S3H Inc., Las Vegas
3rd place – Cates Sheet Metal Industries Inc., Lenexa, Kan.

50,001-100,000 hours
1st place – Mechanical Concepts, Inc., Gary, Ind.
2nd place – Cattrell Cos., Inc., Toronto, Ohio
3rd place – Kuempel Services, Cincinnati, Ohio

25,001-50,000 hours
1st place – C.J. Hansen Co. Inc., Salem, Ore.
2nd place – Tru-Duct Inc., Spring Valley, Calif.
3rd place – Central Sheet Metal Co. Inc., Columbus, Ind.

1-25,000 hours
1st place – Foothill Air Conditioning & Heating, Los Gatos, Calif.
2nd place – J&M Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y.
3rd place – All Valley Sheet Metal Inc., Yakima, Wash.

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SMACNA, an international trade association representing 4,500 contributing contractor firms, is dedicated to promoting quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry. SMACNA has national offices in Chantilly, Va., outside of Washington, D.C., as well as on Capitol Hill.