June 2002

June 5, 2002

Barnhart, Inc. awarded for excellent safety record by peers

Local General Contractor and Construction Manager Barnhart, Inc. was commended by the National Associated General Contractors (AGC) for their excellent safety record.

Awards were presented in six divisions, including Building Contractor, Highway, Heavy/Industrial, Municipal-Utilities, Construction Manager, and Associates/Specialty Contractors.

Barnhart, Inc. received an award for a zero Incidence Rate in the Construction Manager category for companies 50,000 work hours and over. The Construction Manager was also commended for having an incidence rate at least 25% below Construction Manager Division average incidence rate. The industry average was 1.25. Barnhart also received commendations for having an incidence rate at least 25% below the Building Division average incidence rate. The industry average rate is 1.86.

The awards were given by the National AGC Safety Awards Program. The program has 3,000 national members and enables members to compare their safety records against national averages for companies of similar type and size. To receive awards, companies must either achieve a zero incidence rate over three years, or a rate 25% below that of the division average.

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