2023 Safety Excellence Award

We were presented with the 2023 EMCOR Safety Excellence award in the mechanical construction category. Each year, one of the companies under EMCOR Construction Services (ECS) Mechanical is given this award for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to safety.

We have used leading indicators to help improve our overall safety program, in particular pre-task planning (PTP) and site observations. Safety leadership emphasizes the importance of completing PTPs on all jobsites prior to beginning any work activities, which helps eliminate hazards and avoid complacency.

Site observations are used as a secondary tool to help identify additional hazards before they turn into incidents. Observations are logged for analysis and communicated to management so the data can be used to improve processes and educate employees. In 2023, we completed over 4,000 PTPs and performed 1,475 site observations.

When incidents do occur, we closely track them and gather as much data as possible. This has helped our team identify areas we need to improve, such as issues we still have with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that result from repetitive, awkward motion. To combat MSDs, we’ve begun experimenting with exoskeleton devices in the field and are investigating other mechanical tools that help eliminate wasted motion.

Our leadership team is committed to continuously improving safety policies and programs and puts safety at the forefront of operations meetings, pre-start meetings, and bi-weekly project management trainings. This has equipped our Project Managers and other field leaders with knowledge of the latest safety trends and initiatives, creating a force-multiplier to get safety information out to our employees.

Backed by leadership support, our safety department has been able to communicate safety standards clearly and apply them consistently across the organization. In turn, this has helped us build trust with field teams and foster a culture where employees feel comfortable reporting incidents and speaking up for safety. Safety leaders also work closely with our operations department to illustrate the importance of treating safety as a company-wide, team effort.

This push for continuous improvement has helped us not only record outstanding safety performance, but also set us up for a long-term culture of safety excellence.