2012 NECA Safety Award Winners Announced
Several member electrical contracting companies were recently honored by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) for earning top marks for their annual safety records. Winners of the Zero Injury Awards and and Safety Excellence Awards will be honored at the NECA annual convention, Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Las Vegas and their district meetings this summer.
Awards were based on companies’ data submitted on their OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and the total number of manhours their companies worked in the past year. Entrants also detailed the Experience Modification Rate (EMR) that their insurers apply to their Workers Compensation policies, information about any OSHA citations received in 2011, and their company’s operations and best practices.
NECA Safety Excellence Award winners are selected based on a comparison of safety data for their companies with pertinent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for similarly sized electrical contracting firms. The Zero Injury Award recognizes electrical contractors who had no recordable incidents, such as recordable cases, lost workdays, non-fatal cases without lost workdays, and fatalities, through an entire year. This year, all NECA safety award recipients have averages well below the industry when comparing lost work incident rate and total recordable rate.
“Rapid changes in the electrical industry are requiring electrical contractors to be on the leading edge of many safety and health requirements,” said Jerry Rivera, NECA Director, Safety, and manager of the association’s safety awards program. “A contractor’s customers are demanding evidence of effective safety performance and integration of safety and health management systems to jobsite safety. Safety and health has evolved from a regulatory-driven activity to something contractors can use to set themselves apart from their competitors.”
Winning NECA companies are listed by district below. Representatives from several winning companies will participate in NECA’s first Safety Forum at the association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, Sept 29-30 to describe the different ways they made safety a workplace priority. More information is posted on www.necaconvention.org.
NECA DISTRICT 1 [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Cifford R. Gray (Schenectady, NY)
- Cooper Power & Lighting (Farmingdale, NY)
- D. Jones Electric (Utica, NY)
- EQ Electric (Binghamton, NY)
- Gross Electric (Queensbury, NY)
- Henel Contracting Corporation (New City, NY)
- Hewitt Young Electric (Rochester, NY)
- J. McBain Electric (Troy, NY)
- J.F. White Electrical (Framingham, MA)
- K & J Electric (Glens Falls, NY)
- Kaplan-Schmidt Electric (Rochester, NY)
- Kenneth R. Lawrence Electric (Farmington, NY)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- K & J Electric (Glens Falls, NY)
- J. McBain Electric (Troy, NY)
- Cooper Power & Lighting (Farmingdale, NY)
- Clifford R. Gray, Inc. (Schenectady, NY)
- Kaplan-Schmidt Electric (Rochester, NY)
- Forest Electric (Edison, NJ)
NECA DISTRICT 2 [Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Aloha Communications Contractors (Cherry Hill, NJ)
- Technical Management Associates (Butler, PA)
- Raff Electric (Aston, PA)
- DWA Electric (Colmar, PA)
- CR Electric (Girard, OH)
- Royal Electric Construction (Columbus, OH)
- Schultheis / TSB (Latrobe, PA)
- Instrumentation & Controls(New Britain, PA)
- Mulhern Electric (Abington, PA)
- Hatzel & Buehler (Circleville, OH)
- Wm. H. Clinger Corporation (Concordville, PA)
- Vanalt Electrical Construction (Yeadon, PA)
- J. R. Metzger, Inc. (Aston, PA)
- Furness Electric (Wilmington, DE)
- Battaglia Electric (New Castle, DE)
- Bluestone Communications (Folcroft, PA)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Raff Electric (Aston, PA)
- CR Electric (Girard, OH)
- Hatzel & Buehler (Circleville, OH)
- Chapel-Romanoff Technologies (Dayton, OH)
- Furness Electric (Wilmington, DE)
NECA DISTRICT 3 [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- B Electric (Florence, AL)
- Dynalectric (Miramar, FL)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- B Electric (Florence, AL)
- Dynalectric (Miramar, FL)
- Chewning & Wilmer (Richmond, VA)
NECA DISTRICT 4 [Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Finch Constructors (Indianapolis, IN)
- LLD Electric (Gurnee, IL)
- Moran Electrical Contracting (Alsip, IL)
- Electrical Contractors (Mundelein, IL)
- Wissehr Electrical Contractors (Belleville, IL)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- LLD Electric (Gurnee, IL)
- Moran Electrical Contracting (Alsip, IL)
- Wood Dale Electrical Construction (Roselle, IL)
- Finch Constructors (Indianapolis, IN)
- Huston Electric (Kokomo, IN)
NECA DISTRICT 5 [Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Simard Electric Services (Albuquerque, NM)
- Sturgeon Electric (Tempe, AZ)
- Fisk Electric (Carrollton, TX)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Simard Electric Services (Albuquerque, NM)
- Sturgeon Electric (Tempe, AZ)
NECA DISTRICT 6 [Alaska, Oregon, Washington]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Johnson Electric (Kirkland, WA)
- Team Electric (Clackamas, OR)
- Dynalectric Oregon (Portland, OR)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Johnson Electric (Kirkland, WA)
- Team Electric (Clackamas, OR)
- TICE Electric (Portland, OR)
- Dynalectric Oregon (Portland, OR)
NECA DISTRICT 7 [Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Precision Electrical Systems (Liberty, MO)
- Commonwealth Electric of the Midwest (Omaha, NE)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Precision Electrical Systems (Liberty, MO)
- Paulson Electric (Dubuque, IA)
- Commonwealth Electric of the Midwest (Omaha, NE)
NECA DISTRICT 8 [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Enterprise Electric (Boise, ID)
- Colstrip Electric (Colstrip, MT)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Enterprise Electric (Boise, ID)
- Colstrip Electric (Colstrip, MT)
NECA DISTRICT 9 [California, Hawaii, Nevada]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Woods Electric (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
- SilMan Construction (San Leandro, CA)
- Long Electric (Napa, CA)
- PDE Total Energy Solutions (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
- Dynalectric-San Diego(San Diego, CA)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Long Electric (Napa, CA)
- PDE Total Energy Solutions (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
- Woods Electric (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
- Dynalectric-San Diego (San Diego, CA)
NECA DISTRICT 10 [District 10 covers the high-voltage line contractors for the entire geographic U.S. and includes all construction work for utilities, municipally owned distribution systems, rural electric associations, and railroads]
Zero-Injury Award Winners
- Main Lite Electric (Warren, OH)
Safety Excellence Award Winners
- Main Lite Electric (Warren, OH)
About NECA: NECA is the voice of the $130 billion electrical construction industry that brings power, light, and communication technology to buildings and communities across the U.S. NECA’s national office and 119 local chapters advance the industry through advocacy, education, research and standards development. For more information, visit www.necanet.org.
Contact Information
Beth Margulies, Director, Communications
301-215-4526, beth.margulies@necanet.org
