NEWS RELEASE FROM

NEWS RELEASE FROM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2008
Damian P. Hill or
Pete Anderson
AGC of Michigan
517/371-1550/Fax 517/371-1131
E-mail [email protected]
AGC of Michigan and MIOSHA Renew Construction Safety Alliance –
AGC Safety Awards Presented
Ypsilanti, Mich.–In a continuing effort to expand the Associated General Contractors (AGC)
of Michigan’s safety initiatives, the association renewed its strategic alliance with the Michigan
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (MIOSHA) today during its Annual Meeting in
Ypsilanti.
“By combining our resources, the AGC of Michigan and MIOSHA can have a significant
impact on safety and health prevention efforts at construction job sites,” said MIOSHA director
Doug Kalinowski. “This strategic alliance will give AGC of Michigan contractors the necessary
tools to protect their workers and commit to safe and healthy work practices.”
The key goals of the alliance include:
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Promoting enhanced awareness of worker safety and health to AGC members.
Promoting worker safety through education and training opportunities at the
jobsite.
Promoting increased implementation of accident prevention programs at members’
job sites.
Promoting both regular and unscheduled MIOSHA Consultation Education &
Training (CET) Division safety and health hazard surveys.
Contractors participating in the alliance will post a special weatherproof banner designed for
construction sites that announces the MIOSHA-AGC of Michigan alliance and the contractor’s
commitment to safety.
“When workers, subcontractors, even the public see this, it stresses the importance of
construction safety and health on the project site,” said Pete Anderson, safety director for the
AGC of Michigan. “It shows commitment on the part of the project management team to
achieving zero lost work time due to accidents, if not the total elimination of injuries and work
related health problems.”
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The first formal cooperative agreement between MIOSHA and the Michigan Chapter AGC
was signed in 1998. Since then, both organizations have worked jointly to expand the efforts of
improving safety in the industry. AGC of Michigan Chairman Ron Hausmann and Doug
Kalinowski signed the renewal at the meeting.
The signing ceremony appropriately took place in conjunction with the association
presenting its 2007 safety awards to its members. AGC of Michigan members by and large have
some of the best safety records in the construction industry; so many plaques were handed out.
The winners and their categories were:
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Division I: over 500,000 work hours — Skanska USA Building, Southfield; and
Walbridge Aldinger, Detroit.
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Division II: 300,000 to 500,000 work hours — Alberici Constructors, Inc.,
Livonia; The Christman Company, Lansing; and Grand River Construction,
Hudsonville.
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Division III: 100,000 to 300,000 work hours — George W. Auch Company,
Pontiac; Clark Construction Company, Lansing; Gundlach Champion,
Houghton; Hatzel & Buehler, Flint; F.H. Martin Constructors, Warren; Niles
Industrial, Fenton; Spence Brothers, Saginaw; and Turner Construction, Detroit.
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Division IV: 50,000 to 100,000 work hours — Closner Construction & Sales,
Marquette; Devon Industrial Group, Detroit; R.C. Hendrick & Son, Saginaw; J.S.
Vig Construction Company, Taylor; Krieghoff Lenawee, Adrian; Yalmer Mattila
Contracting, Houghton; McCarthy & Smith, Farmington Hills; Merlyn
Contractors, Novi; Moore Trosper Construction, Holt; O’Brien Construction
Company, Pontiac; A.Z. Shmina, Brighton; Wobig Construction Company,
Saginaw; and W-3 Construction Company, Detroit.
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Division V: under 50,000 work hours — Alfredson Brothers Construction,
Menominee; Cunningham Construction, Jackson; The Dailey Company, Lake
Orion; Doring, Inc., Troy; Hagen Excavating Company, Saginaw; Haussman
Construction Company, Lansing; The Monahan Company, Eastpointe;
Muskegon Construction, Muskegon; Oliver/Hatcher Construction, Novi; and
Whitaker Construction, Kalamazoo.
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Safety Honor Roll, (Average 1.00 or less) — Bacco Construction Company, Iron
Mountain; and Barton Malow Company, Southfield.
Editor’s Note: For photos, please e-mail Cathy Kester at [email protected]
The AGC Michigan is a full service construction trade association providing labor relations,
safety, workforce development, education and training, publications, and affinity programs.
AGC members are dedicated to skill, integrity and responsibility. For more information, visit
www.agcmichigan.org.
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