Southern Industrial Celebrates Safety Milestone

August 17, 2007 • Employees at Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C., have worked 2 million hours without a single lost-time incident. The companies' safety department tracks the number of lost-time incidents for each hour its employees work. Southern Industrial/Southern Crane officials attribute their exceptional safety record to high standards and their employees' commitment to follow best practices at all times.

“It may sound cliché, but safety is our number-one priority at Southern Industrial and Southern Crane, and this milestone reflects that,” said Earl Johnson III, president. “Strong workplace safety makes us more competitive as a business, to be sure. But at the end of the day, our employees return home to their families in the same shape they left • and that matters most.”

 

Throughout the past several years, Southern Industrial/Southern Crane experienced few lost-time incidents. In 2003, employees worked 1.1 million hours with a 0.17 lost-time incident rate. In 2004, they worked 1.29 million hours with no lost-time incidents. In 2005, employees worked 1.48 million hours with a 0.27 lost-time incident rate. From Dec. 3, 2005, through June 2007, they worked a total of more than 2 million hours with no lost-time incidents.

 

As part of its comprehensive workplace safety program, Southern Industrial and Southern Crane enforce strict employee and supervisor training, and conduct frequent site visits and equipment inspections. To emphasize accountability, officials post detailed safety records for all employees to see.

 

“I am immensely proud of all of my employees,” Johnson said. “To everyone who helped Southern Industrial and Southern Crane reach this milestone, I say congratulations and keep up the good work.”

 

Southern Industrial Constructors also recently won a Crane & Rigging Safety Award from the SC&RA.

 

Founded in 1962, Southern Industrial Constructors and its wholly owned company, Southern Crane, provide a wide range of services throughout the Southeast, including turnkey industrial construction, industrial electrical construction, turnkey plant installations and relocations, plant maintenance, specialized metal fabrication, and turnkey crane and rigging service. Southern Industrial is recognized as a STAR contractor by the N.C. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division.