BE&K Construction Earns National Safety Award.Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003 BE&K Construction Company has been awarded Platinum level status in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) for the third consecutive year. The Platinum status is awarded to and elite group of less than two percent of the association member companies in the country. "It is an honor to be recognized by our industry peers. This award is earned every day on each of our job sites by hard working men and women, our safety training team, and with the commitment of our project managers and superintendents. I applaud their efforts," said BE&K Executive Vice President and COO John Redmon. ABC is a national association representing more than 23,000 merit shop A merit shop company is one whose employee hiring and advancement policies are based on subjective criteria or qualifications determined by the employer, and not by any policy or practice originating from an agreement with a labor union. construction and construction-related firms across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . To qualify for National Platinum level status, ABC members are required to have achieved a minimum of Gold level status in the preceding calendar year, experienced a total recordable rate, that is injuries and illnesses requiring medical treatment, of 8.0 or less. The evaluation is a comprehensive analysis of the safety systems companies use to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. safe work behaviors Work behavior is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in the workplace and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. .
BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, automotive, pulp and paper, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the U.S." and Engineering News Record magazine consistently ranks BE&K among the Top Contractors and Designers in the world. BE&K has also been recognized as a construction industry leader in family friendly business practices and was recently honored as a Diversity Champion by Working Mother magazine. For additional BE&K company information please contact: Robin Paulding at (205) 972-6688 or pauldingr@bek.com; or visit our pressroom at www.bek.com for electronic copies of this release and related graphics. |
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