Triangle Enterprises Named Merit Winner in National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee Competition.
PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 2, 2010) – Triangle Enterprises, Inc., the Paducah, Ky-based insulation, HVAC, sheet metal and scaffold contractor, has been named a Certificate Of Merit winner in the national Zero Injury Safety Awards annual competition by the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee for achieving over 50,000 injury free work hours on a single project site worked under the terms of the National Maintenance Agreement.
The company will be recognized at the annual Zero Injury Safety Awards gala held October 28, 2010, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Triangle was one of only 46 construction firms in the nation designated as a certificate of merit recipient.
Criteria for the prestigious award included: having a written safety program that includes a management commitment to the Zero Injury philosophy; all work hours must have been worked under the terms of the National Maintenance Agreements; and work hours must have been comprised of at least 80 percent direct hire craft hours on a single NMAPC project for an identified owner.
Triangle won the award for work completed at Electric Energy, Inc. (EEI) located in Joppa, Ill. Triangle received the recognition for working over a period of three years on multiple projects at the site. The company logged over 55,000 work hours with zero recorded injuries.
According to the NMAPC, while it is apparent in the records of these companies that these laudable performance levels are being achieved and injuries are rare, the zero injury safety management philosophy does recognize that no contractor can work for all time into the future without an injury to a worker. However, the successful contractors have realized that the fact that injuries occur does not mean that they must occur.
With that enlightened attitude, management and the workers have been able to eliminate injuries classified as OSHA recordables for extended periods of time. These contractors simply do not allow the fact "that an injury may occur someday" to keep them from embracing a safety philosophy commitment.
Triangle Enterprises, Inc. is a leading commercial and industrial insulation, industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC, sheet metal and scaffold contractor serving customers throughout the United States.
Triangle has one of the best safety records in the business for a reason: Safety is a core value that is NEVER compromised.
Creating a safe working environment on every job and instilling safe working habits in our people is a critical responsibility of every employee. Our award-winning record is a testament to our commitment to safety on every project. Triangle subscribes to a policy of proactive risk prevention directed by our full-time safety director. Ongoing safety training, comprehensive substance abuse screening, daily meetings, job-site audits, weekly safety talks and incentive programs are just a few examples of safety standards. Additionally, all project managers and supervisors receive mandatory OSHA 10-hour training.
At Triangle, we live safety every day. We believe that having zero accidents is an obtainable goal. That is why safety and health considerations are preplanned into every action. Every accident and injury is preventable. We create an environment whereby our employees are given the time, training, and equipment to perform their jobs without injury. Every Triangle employee has an obligation to be proactive concerning their own safety and that of their co-workers.
Triangle’s safety program is award-winning. We have been acknowledged numerous times nationally for our safety performance. Triangle was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) at the 2009 annual Zero Injury Safety Awards competition, one of the most prestigious safety award programs in the construction industry. Triangle was the recipient of the Associated General Contractors of America Certificate of Commendation in 2004 and 2005 and has received numerous Associated General Contractors Chapter Safety Awards. The company also received the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s – Governor’s Safety & Health Award in 2005. Additionally, the company received the 2005 Safety Excellence Award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA).
Triangle’s Experience Modification Rate and Incident Rate are consistently below the Bureau of Labor Statistics national average for accidents and injuries. The company has also exceeded 902,000 work hours with no lost time incidents.
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