State Construction Safety Leaders for 2008
Des Moines, Iowa - The Associated General Contractors of Iowa (AGC) announced the winners of the AGC Recognition of Safety Excellence Awards (ROSE), awarded to contractors who demonstrate a cultural commitment to safety. This year's award winners were announced in January 2009 at the ROSE Awards luncheon during AGC's 88th Annual Convention in Des Moines, Iowa.
Winners have innovative safety programs and have achieved zero work site fatalities and multi-catastrophic injuries. Top safety programs also have active employee participation, safety training, and work site hazard identification and control. "We are continually trying to improve safety in Iowa's construction industry and on job sites every day," said AGC/I Director of Field Services Ricke Welden. "The very essence of these awards is an illustration of our business' dedication to safety, and the companies we honor exemplify the very safest contractors in the construction industry and those who have successfully integrated safety into their businesses."
First place Recognition of Safety Excellence Award winners include:
Cedar Valley Corporation, Waterloo, IA
Portland Cement Paving Division
100,001 - 300,000 Work Hours
Reilly Construction Co., Inc., Ossian, IA
Grading & Underground Utilities Division
300,000 - 700,000 Work Hours
Peterson Contractors, Inc., Reinbeck, IA
Grading & Underground Utilities Division
700,001- 1 Million Work Hours
Manatt's, Inc., Brooklyn, IA
Asphalt Paving Division
Over 1 Million Work Hours
All Concrete Cutting Company, Johnston, IA
Specialty Division
<100,000 Work Hours
Iowa Erosion Control, Inc., Victor, IA
Specialty Division
100,001 - 300,000 Work Hours
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa is Iowa's oldest and largest association of heavy/highway and municipal/utility contractors. AGC/I represents hundreds of firms, including Iowa's leading contractors and their service providers and suppliers. AGC/I members are the "Public's Partner in Building & Maintaining Iowa's Highway, Bridge, And Municipal/Utility Infrastructure". Visit the AGC of Iowa at www.agcia.org