Safety Week 2019 Mission Statement:
“The mission of Safety Week is to collectively raise the awareness of the construction industry’s continuing commitment to eliminating worker injury, and to clearly communicate its dedication to a shared culture of care and concern and the belief that EVERY week must be Safety Week.”
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In 2012, OSHA started an annual “National Fall Protection Stand-Down” to raise awareness of and improve safety practices aimed at preventing falls on construction sites. The success of this event led construction industry leaders to establish a Safety Week to include all aspects of safety on construction sites. Each year The Bell Company takes the opportunity to thank their employees for their dedication to safety and work to educate, inspire and share best practices.
In keeping with Safety Week’s Mission Statement and Bell’s company-wide commitment to “Focused on Safety”, Bell has allocated a week for each project to be a Safety Awareness site throughout the month of May, and is conducting Safety events at each site to observe Safety Week. At these events, Bell holds Safety Stand-Downs to educate workers on the serious dangers of falls and how to protect against the hazards of falls on site. Workers are reminded of the Competent Person Inspection Requirements for all Bell Fall Protection Equipment, daily user inspection requirements, fall clearance and anchorage points, and fall hazards associated with using ladders.
Safety Week is sponsored by members of The Construction Industry Safety Initiative (CISI) and the Incident & Injury Free Executive Forum (IIF). Additional support comes from the Alliance Partners, many of which are non-profit associations. For more information, visit www.constructionsafetyweek.com
Bell is providing Mechanical and Plumbing subcontracting services to Trident Construction for the 22 West Edge project, an 160,214 Gross SF, eight-story office building in Charleston, South Carolina.
