safety
safety excellence
The Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Awards program was established to recognize commendable safety management and safety improvements of owners, constructors, and Local User Councils. The organization will recognize those firms or organizations that have most effectively implemented the recommendations of the CURT Owners' Safety Blueprint.
2009 Award Applications
Applications are now being accepted for 2009. See the application instructions for your award category and apply now!
2008 Owner Safety Award Winner
Winners of the 2008 CISE Awards were announced at the CURT National COnference.
Presented by The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), the Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Constructor Awards were developed to recognize commendable safety management by owner member companies of CURT that have most effectively implemented the recommendations of The Construction Users Roundtable R-807, CURT Construction Owners' Safety Blueprint and other CURT user practices. The awards are conferred upon the companies who can demonstrate exemplary programs of safety management that go beyond merely adopting a safety program. The programs must demonstrate a serious owner's management commitment and collaborative involvement to make the program work. Following are the Owner CISE award winners for 2008:
- Owner Company Operating Entity:
- The Dow Chemical Company, Engineering Solutions Construction Workforce
- ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Polyolefins, Baton Rouge, LA
- The Procter & Gamble Company, St. Louis, MO
- Specific US Construction Project 12 Months Duration:
- Merck & Co., Inc. Global Engineering Services West Point VAQTA/VVS Project
- Specific International Project:
- Merck & Co., Inc. Global Engineering Services & MSD Haarlem, Haarlem Cold Store Project
2008 Constructor Safety Award Winners
Presented by The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), the Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Constructor Awards recognizes commendable safety performance of individual constructor firms over a sustained time period. The awards are intended to convey The Construction Users Roundtable's (CURT) strong support of constructor safety performance. This award emphasizes CURT's commitment to promoting safe construction as a key component of cost effective project delivery. While CURT recognizes that constructors have the primary responsibility for execution of on-site safety, it understands that constructors are most effective when they work in conjunction with the owner and architects/engineers to ensure an overall safe workplace. Following are the Constructor CISE Award winners for 2008:
- NAICS Code 236: General Building Contractors
- >2MM man hours/year: Gilbane Building Company
- >500K to 2MM man hours/year: Caddell Construction Co., Inc.
- NAICS Code 237: Heavy Construction Contractors
- >2MM man hours/year: Shaw Constructors Inc.
- >500K to 2MM man hours/year: Performance Mechanical, Inc.
- NAICS Code 238: Special Trade Contractors
- >2MM man hours/year: Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
- >500K to 2MM man hours/year: University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors
2008 Local User Council Award
Presented by The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), the Local User Council (LUC) Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Award recognizes and rewards exemplary leadership on the part of an LUC for the implementation of programs resulting in safety enhancement among their members. The award is intended to convey CURT's strong support of LUC leadership in safety enhancement and to recognize the fact that these LUCs play a primary role in leading and educating their members in effective safety management. This award is made on the basis of leadership in improving construction site safety, demonstrated through strong programs and effective measurement systems that collect and distribute safety performance data for their members' guidance.
curt and safety
- Recognize and promote continuous improvements in construction industry safety performance.
- Provide recognition for outstanding owner and contractor safety performance.
- Communicate with regulatory agencies regarding Owner's position on safety issues and practices. Recommend solutions in accordance with CURT member policies.
- Develop a Blueprint of problem areas to be addressed by the committee.
- Develop educational materials on safety improvement for use by owner and contractor organizations.
