General Building Contractors Presents Major Safety Awards

ALBANY, NY (11/29/2007)(readMedia)-- The 2007 winners of the GBC Safety Excellence Awards, the statewide construction industry awards program recognizing excellence in safety, were honored at a gala awards presentation at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton on November 1, 2007. They are:

BBL Construction Services, LLC (Albany) - Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up

BCI Construction, Inc. (Albany) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Darlind Construction, Inc. (LaGrangeville) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. (Utica) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Hunter Roberts Construction Group (New York City) - Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up

LECESSE Construction Company (West Henrietta) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

LeChase Construction Services LLC (Rochester) - Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up

Lehigh Construction Group Inc. (Orchard Park) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

MLB Construction Services LLC (Malta) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Northeast Construction Services, Inc. (Syracuse) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Sano-Rubin Construction Co., Inc. (Albany) - Building Division, 90,000 to 224,999 hours worked

Welliver McGuire Inc. (Montour Falls) - Building Division, 225,000 hours worked and up

The criteria used to determine the winners of GBC’s Safety Excellence Award exceed industry standards, and include, among other requirements, a workers’ comp experience modification rate of 1.0 or less, the company’s five-year OSHA 200 history, and random jobsite inspections used to gauge the effectiveness of the company’s safety program.

The GBC safety awards program recognizes and honors those companies who, year after year, consistently maintain safe working conditions on their jobsites, while continually striving to improve upon their safety programs.

The General Building Contractors of New York State is the leading construction trade association in New York, and is the New York Building Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. The GBC represents nearly 200 of the top construction firms in New York, and has over 300 members in total including general contractors, specialty contractors, and associate members. Visit the GBC website at www.gbcnys.agc.org.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States. AGC represents more than 35,000 firms, including 7,500 of America’s leading general contractors. Visit the AGC website at www.agc.org.

Photo caption: The 2007 GBC Safety Excellence Awards were presented to 12 GBC Members. (Left to right):

Peter Sidell of LeChase Construction Services, LLC (Rochester)

Adam Thalrose of Darlind Construction (LaGrangeville)

Scott Shepherd of MLB Construction Services LLC (Malta)

Sam Doss of Northeast Construction Services (Syracuse)

Bill Gaetano of Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. (Utica)

Mike Benson of BCI Construction, Inc. (Albany)

Tom Poole of Sano-Rubin Construction Co. (Albany)

Bill Rose of Hunter Roberts Construction Group (New York City)

Jeff VanVolkenburg of LECESSE Construction Company (West Henrietta)

Steve Welliver of Welliver McGuire Inc. (Montour Falls)

Thomas Glomb of Lehigh Construction Group (Orchard Park)

Al Hall of BBL Construction Services, LLC (Albany)

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Posted Thursday November 29, 2007 at 10:25 am by Associated General Contractors of New York State