Our Commitment to Safety
Full-Time Safety Department
Area Erectors Inc maintains a strong commitment to safety, with Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) guidelines as a minimum, from the president down through all offices to field employees.
Area Erectors as a whole is deeply committed to enforcing a 100% 6-foot fall protection rule on all job sites. Area has a full-time safety department that focuses on and assists in the preplanning phase to mitigate hazards whenever possible. Jobs are continuously monitored through safety audits by a competent person as defined by OSHA.
A Focus on Policy Enforcement and Proper Training
Area’s safety department works together with all of our offices to ensure policies and procedures are being enforced. Additionally, we ensure all employees are properly trained and understand the importance of safety in the performance of their jobs.
Continuous and ongoing training of our employees is crucial to our success. Along with the local unions, employees are offered numerous training opportunities in the specific scope of work that Area Erectors performs.
Area’s safety record reflects an experience modification rate (EMR) that is below the industry norm.
Training Programs
Training programs run throughout the calendar year and as required by project-specific contracts to ensure our safety culture.
- 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA
- First aid and CPR / AED
- Suspended / supported (City of Chicago) scaffold
- Rigging
- Signaling
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Lift training
Corporate Safety Director, Jeff Hardison, is available to answer questions about safety concerns. He can be reached via email.