Safety

Leading the Industry by Example

As the only two-time winner of the AGC’s National Construction Safety Excellence Award (CSEA), Sundt is the industry leader in safety. Since implementing our Safety by Choice program in 2000, we’ve reduced incidents by over 90 percent, finishing 2019 as the safest year in company history.

IndUSTRY Innovator

Over the past decade, the industry’s average OSHA recordable injury rate has gone down, but fatalities have remained steady. It’s this gap that Sundt is looking to close through our new safety framework, the Sh*t That Can Kill You (STCKY).

We’re educating our workforce on STCKY so that Sundt employee-owners and trade partners are more aware of fatal hazards. We maintain our daily goal of zero injuries, but with an added emphasis on the most dangerous construction activities. It’s one of many ways Sundt is working to move the industry forward.

“I looked at Sundt’s safety program and their safety culture. We’re learning things from them, and I hope we continue to learn and improve. Their leaders are great at observing and also carrying the message. If anybody on the jobsite sees something unsafe, they have the authority to stop it.”

Bill Badger, Manager of Facility and Capital Construction, CPS Energy

The “How” and The “Why”

Many construction safety programs focus on the how of staying safe—processes and procedures to avoid accidents and keep projects running smoothly. Sundt’s safety program, Safety By Choice, takes a people-based approach to why we work safe.

Beyond comprehensive safety training for our craft and admin employees, we focus on our reasons to stay safe: family, friends, health, and hobbies. By emphasizing great safety choices and providing recognition to those who make them, we maintain a positive safety culture while improving Sundt’s overall safety performance.

We demonstrate our core value of safety through:

LEADERSHIP

Spearheading safety at all levels of the company; offering support at meetings, jobsite visits and inspections, and safety trainings.

TRAINING

Training and developing all craft and administrative employee-owners on safety, using tools such as STCKY training videos.

TECHNOLOGY

Staying on the cutting edge of technology by predicting upcoming risks and hazards through our mobile app, Sundt Construction Analytics.

COMMUNICATION

Giving our craft employees a voice in safety through Site Safety Committees and Task Forces at every jobsite.

BEST PRACTICES

Going above and beyond industry standards to ensure our employee-owners have every opportunity to make the right choice.

ACTION

Proactively identifying and correcting hazards. Then tracking high-risk incidents, and determining if adequate controls were in place.

91% DROP

in Recordable Incident Rate (RIR)
Since 2000

AGC GRAND AWARD

Two-Time Winner of “Best of the Best” in
Safety Programs

Recent & Select Honors

Outstanding Safety Improvement Award

American Society of Concrete Contractors
2018

Safety Excellence Award

AGC Willis Towers Watson Construction
Highway & Transportation Over $1M
2017

“Best of the Best” Grand Award

AGC
2016

Safety Excellence Awards, Category II

AGC San Antonio Construction
2016

W. Burr Bennett SAFETY Excellence Award

American Society of Contractors
2016

Construction SAFETY Excellence Award

AGC
Highway Division
2016, 2019

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Safety

News & Updates

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A New Take on Safety: HS&E Director Paul Levin Explains STCKY

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