Holland Construction Services Receives Multiple Safety Awards
SWANSEA – Due to its outstanding safety record, Holland Construction Services Inc. recently received a safety merit award at the Southern Illinois Builders Association’s annual spring contractor reception in Carbondale, as well as a safety award from the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis.
The honors were presented to the company for completing 2009 with zero lost time accidents, a status it achieved for the second year running.
Holland’s Executive Vice President David Birk attributes much of this accomplishment to Holland’s Safety and Health Director Doug Devlin, a Certified Safety Professional who achieved Special Government Employee (SGE) status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). HCS is the only downstate Illinois construction contractor to employ an SGE-certified safety professional, becoming eligible for the designation after being granted Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) STAR status for Mobile Construction Contractors in Illinois, the highest safety recognition OSHA grants.
“During the last two years, our elevated status and partnership with OSHA has raised awareness throughout the company,” Devlin said. “All associates at Holland are in some way responsible for implementing a safety culture within the organization.”
Holland Construction’s superintendents hold 30-hour OSHA cards, representing in-depth training by OSHA-designated instructors. Superintendents are responsible for the overall safety of job sites, incorporating safety standards like mandatory use of personal protective equipment for all individuals on the job site. Holland recognizes superintendents’ top attention to safety through periodic safety incentive awards.
HCS also received the SIBA safety merit award in 2008 for no recordable or lost-time incident cases, and in 2010, continues to produce accident/incident rates well below industry standards. Sustaining such a high-level safety record allows for more cost-effective insurance coverage, lowering costs to all project participants.
Holland Construction Services is a full-service contracting and construction management firm based in Swansea, Ill., guided by the principle of delivering total customer satisfaction. Now in its 24th year, the company has been providing quality construction throughout Missouri and Illinois since 1986, when it was founded by Bruce Holland.
HCS offers design/build, general contracting and construction management services to commercial, retail, healthcare, senior living, light industrial, recreational/athletic and educational clients. The firm is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and provides guidance in certification in Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED). In 2006, The St. Louis Business Journal ranked the firm as one of the top 15 contractors in the St. Louis area.
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