August 2010 Volume 2 Issue 8

Focus on safety training earns Reeves Construction Co. top award

Reeves Construction Co., Georgia was named winner of NAPA’s 2009 Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award for a safety training video. The video highlights safety practices for every aspect of the asphalt industry, from the handling of liquid asphalt cement to the making of the asphalt in the plant and actual laydown of the asphalt on the road. The four section video explains Reeve Construction Co.’s commitment to safety and outlines its general safety policies (no cell phones while working, requirements for personal protective gear, drug testing, etc.). Other sections focus on the handling of hazardous materials on the job and the safe use of equipment. Reeves Construction Co. hired a professional firm to produce the video, but used its own employees to illustrate safe practices. For more information on NAPA’s 2009 award winners, visit the NAPA Web site, www.hotmix.org.

Has your company implemented innovative safety measures that have led to improved worker safety in a roadway, plant site or quarry environment? Visit the NAPA Web site, www.hotmix.org and complete the NAPA Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award nomination form to enter this year’s competition. The nomination must be returned to the NAPA office before the deadline, a postmark of Sept. 17, 2010.

All of the award nominations for the NAPA Awards Program are available for download and completion online at the NAPA Web site. A link to the nomination forms is located at the top right corner of the home page. In addition to the Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award, categories include Outstanding Brochure, Ecological, Community Involvement, Outstanding Web Site and Quality in Construction awards. For further information, contact Tracie Christie, associate director of awards and marketing at the NAPA office, or e-mail tchristie1@hotmix.org.

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