Central Pennsylvania BTC and McCarl's Inc. Achieve 'Gold' Standard for Safety in 2008

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee presented McCarl's Inc., PPL Corporation, and the Central Pennsylvania Building Trades Council with the Gold Star Zero Injury Safety Award on Thursday, Oct. 29.

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This tripartite award honors owners, union contractors and craft personnel for their collaboration in support of the zero injury philosophy on what can often be large and dangerous job sites. The Gold Star is the highest award possible in the Zero Injury Safety Award program.

McCarl's Inc. was honored for performing 1,020,785 work-hours with zero recordable injuries, while employing craft personnel from the Central Pennsylvania Building Trades Council at PPL Corporation's Brunner Island Station in York Haven, Pennsylvania.

"I am extremely proud to accept this prestigious award on behalf of our most valuable asset, our employees," Robert Santillo, McCarl's president, said. "To achieve this level of safety excellence requires the focus and commitment of each and every employee, each and every day. A safe jobsite does not happen by chance, it's a team effort. I am honored to be part of this milestone for PPL Brunner Island, the Central Building Trades and McCarl's."

This year's ceremony honored 73 tripartite winners, representing more than 11 million injury-free work-hours on industrial construction sites.

ZISA has solidified its title as the most prestigious safety award in the construction industry.

The 9th annual NMAPC Zero Injury Safety Awards were held at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.