Safety - General Contractor Bob Moore Construction
Now a Member of the OSHA Local Partnership Program . . .
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Moore Construction and OSHA sign the OSHA Local Partnership Agreement. |
Bob Moore Construction views jobsite safety as a moral imperative as well as a legal requirement. Our safety program is so successful that we have been accepted as a accepted as a member of the OSHA Local Partnership program, only the fifth general contractors in north and east Texas to earn this recognition. Because of the stringent requirements needed to qualify as a Local Partner, contractors who are part of the select group of local OSHA Partners are automatically rolled into OSHA's state Partnership program as well. Read the release Bob Moore Construction Selected as Member of OSHA Partnership for more information about this program.
Our acceptance as an OSHA Local Partner is the latest indication that Bob Moore Construction's safety program ranks at the top for commercial construction companies in Texas.
Leadership in Construction Safety
Our Safety Director, Dino Sideris, is the Vice Chairman of the Safety Leadership Resource Group for QUOIN, the local chapter of the Association of General Contractors (AGC). Dino Sideris was also chosen to participate in the prestigious AGC / Texas Building Branch Safety Committee in Austin, Texas. The Texas Building Board Safety Committee is an AGC working group of safety directors from the top general contractors in Texas, intended to influence safety laws and standards at the state and federal level. The committee develops and provides input on compliance standards and safety-related legislation on behalf of the state of Texas. The state then incorporates the committee's recommendations into their own legislative actives and coordinates the findings with OSHA in Washington DC.
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Dino is also a member of the Safety Board for the Tilt-up Concrete Association (TCA), where he supports construction safety initiatives on a national level.
Our internal safety committee recommended various initiatives to improve jobsite safety well above OSHA standards. Some of the committee's initiatives which have been implemented include a "three strikes and you're out" rule for significant safety violations, a six foot rule on fall protection and protection requirements for excavations four feet deep or more.
Every Bob Moore Construction site superintendent has received OSHA 30-Hour Training, is qualified in first aid and CPR and is undergoing the process to receive American Concrete Institute's Tiltwall Concrete Supervisor Certification. Subcontractors who work on our projects are now required to perform internal inspections of tools, equipment and personal protective gear. This requirement will ensure that all workers on our jobsites are furnished with adequate mechanical safeguards and personal protective equipment.
We have also implemented a QUOIN-developed program for tracking safety inspections at its various jobsites, called DBO2. Superintendents and project managers have been equipped with Personal Data Assistants, which they use to document inspection results and corrective actions. These results are transmitted by email to keep employees at all levels informed and involved in the safety process, and inspection reports are discussed in every company staff meeting. DBO2 reports also help subcontractors to detect trends that could represent systems or processes requiring training or modification.
Through
the use of the latest technologies, aggressive employee training and the implementation
of enforceable standards for employees and subcontractors, we have created a bellwether
safety program for the Texas general contractor community. Rather than simply
focusing on meeting OSHA standards, we have mobilized a comprehensive safety program
designed to identify and correct potential hazards before they result in damage
to property or personal injury or death to any workers, and we are taking our
message of "making safety the normal way of doing business" to construction
jobsites all around Texas.
NOTE: The Bob Moore Construction Safety Manual is available online.
More Information on Our Safety Program:
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Participates in 5th Annual SAFE Stand Down
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Selected as Member of OSHA State Partnership
- Press Release - Dino Sideris Receives 2008 Safety Director of the Year Award From QUOIN / AGC
- Article - Construction Safety: Planning, Training and Inspections
- Press Release - Dino Sideris Chosen for Vice Chair Position on QUOIN / AGC Safety Resource Leadership Group
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Participates in State's Largest Construction Safety Training Program
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Receives Safety Awards From Tilt-up Concrete Association
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Participates in Largest Construction Safety Stand Down in Texas History
- Bob Moore Construction Safety Program
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Selected as Member of Elite OSHA Partnership
- News Story - Dallas / Fort Worth Commercial Construction Jobsites Stand Down for Safety
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Safety Director Named to Texas Building Branch Safety Committee
- Newsletter - Spring 2005 - Bob Moore Construction Completes Westwood College Campus / Making Safety a Value / Taking Time to Talk Safety.
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Safety Director Named to AGC Committees
- Press Release
- Bob
Moore Construction Participates in SAFE Stand-Down
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