NCDOL Signs Two More Construction Partnerships
By Heather Crews
Public Information Officer
The N.C. Department of
Labor signed in November
partnership agreements with
the general eontraetors of two
major Charlotte eonstruetion
sites in an effort to prevent
injuries and illnesses in the
eonstruetion industry.
The agreements are unique in
that under normal procedures
labor officials visit sites after a
complaint, referral or as part of a
scheduled inspection or special
emphasis program. Under the
agreements, safety teams will
visit the sites more often.
Construction work, particu¬
larly commercial construction.
The first agreement was Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, center, Joins others at the partnership signing is recognized as one of the most
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Wachovia First Street Development Project
A North Carolina OSHA Partnership Site
The second agreement includes con¬
tractors Batson-Cook Co., Rodgers
Builders, and RT Dooley, who are in
charge of the Wachovia First Street
Development Project.
“These are two of the biggest con¬
struction projects going on in
dowmtown Charlotte, and we are
so glad these groups asked to
partner with the N.C.
Department of Labor,” Labor
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said. “We’re looking forward to
working with these eontraetors
as we try to create the safest
worksite possible for the hun¬
dreds of workers.”
The agreements put in place a
unique working relationship
between state government and
private industry that both groups
hope will eliminate as much as
Under the agreements, labor officials
will visit the sites at least quarterly to
assess worksite safety and health condi¬
tions. The department also will offer
training and any other assistance the
eontraetors need.
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half of the total workplace
fatalities in the state. The injury and illness
rate is also higher than most industry
classifications.
The establishment of these two new
partnerships follows two other con¬
struction partnerships — one in Raleigh
with Skanska/Bamhill at the site
of the new Raleigh Convention
Center and the other with Crowder
Construction in Wilmington —
where labor officials have seen
positive results.
Skanska/Bamhill recently cel¬
ebrated more than 1 million
hours with only one lost-work
time injury.
“We know these partnerships
are beneficial — for us, the
employer and the employees,”
said Allen McNeely, director of
occupational safety and health.
“1 hope we can continue to forge
possible the hazards construction Commissioner Cherie Berry speaks at the partnership signing ceremony more partnerships with private
workers face on the job. Nov- 5 al ,lw Wachovia First Street Development Project in Charlotte. industry in the future.”
