Safety Week 2023: Stand Downs with nearly 2,250, Moving to a Zero-Injury Workplace

We celebrated Construction Safety Week 2023 with stand downs throughout W.E. O’Neil offices and jobsites. Our teams across the nation prepared a series of activities to educate our people and tradespeople, to increase awareness of our commitment to safety, and to gather and give thanks to our hard workers.

In total, we were able to touch nearly 2,250 trade partners with quality safety training and hands-on demonstrations!

A safe workplace is a team effort: we rely on each other to keep each other safe. Commitment to lifelong learning and open communication will grow our industry toward a zero-injury mindset. Our collective strong voices and safe choices can create an impact not just at the jobsites with our co-workers, but also for our loved ones waiting at home.

Learn more about W.E. O’Neil’s safety program here.

Below is a round-up of just some of the topics covered on our projects nationwide.

Let’s keep growing our industry toward a zero-injury mindset!

Mental Health and Wellness

PROJECT:

• The Hacienda — Oceanside, CA

Electrical Safety Basics

PROJECTS:

• LAWA – MSC South — Los Angeles, CA

Fall Prevention and Protection/Fall Clearance

PROJECTS:

• Lost Creek Store — Hearne, TX
• Kyle Lot 21 — Kyle, TX
• Wind Creek Casino — East Hazel Crest, CHI
• 333 N. Water Street — Milwaukee, WI
• Major Historical Cultural Project — Chicago, IL
• U of C Riverside – Batchelor Hall Building Systems Renewal — Riverside, CA
• Sunshine Senior Living Village — Oceanside, CA

Fatal Four

PROJECT:

• Q1 (30th and Pearl) — Boulder, CO
• Major Historical Cultural Facility — Chicago, IL
• Fifield Englewood Station — Englewood, CO
• Steadfast Flatirons Vista — Broomfield, CO
• Suncap Verve Innovation Park — Westminster, CO
• Johnson Storage — Centennial, CO
• 33rd & Tejon — Denver, CO
• Palisade Park — Broomfield, CO
• COS Hotel — Colorado Springs, CO
• CCD Police District 5 — Denver, CO

All W.E. O’Neil offices are committed to teach, encourage, and enforce the highest standard of safety on each one of our jobsites. Together we can help make a difference in moving the construction industry towards a zero-injury mindset.

_{Brian Ramsay, CEO}

Heavy Equipment, Underground Utilities, and Hand Tools Safety

PROJECTS:

• The RIU Plaza Hotel — Chicago, IL
• LASC Student Union — Los Angeles, CA
• Northrop Grumman — CA
• Public Storage — Los Angeles, CA
• Hawthorn Mall – Perry’s Steakhouse —  Vernon Hills, IL

Ladder Safety and Scaffold Awareness

PROJECTS:

• West Edge — Los Angeles, CA
• Nordstrom Rack — Los Angeles, CA
• UIC CDRLC — Chicago, IL
• GLPI Baton Rouge Casino — Baton Rouge, LA

Emergency Response and Public Protection

PROJECT:

• Belmont Senior Living San Ramon — San Ramon, CA
• Clearwater Newport Beach — Newport Beach, CA
• Delta Cargo Renovation — Chicago, IL

Aerial Lift Safety

PROJECT:

• Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel Renovation — Buena Park, CA

Respirable Crystalline Silica

PROJECT:

• Nordstrom Ross Park – Ross Park, PA

Safety Leadership and Communication

PROJECT:

• U of C Riverside – Batchelor Hall Building Systems Renewal – Riverside, CA

Together we can move the construction industry towards a zero-injury mindset. Safety is not just a priority, it’s a culture. Let’s work together to build a stronger safety culture on all jobsites, where constant vigilance can resolve problems before they lead to injuries._{John Finn – Chief Operating Officer}