Top Safety Award Honors The Weitz Company
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November 4, 2008
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Greg Shannon, Business Development Manager
The Weitz Company
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Top Safety Award Honors The Weitz Company
Lenexa, KS – Weitz-Kansas City, general contractors received a top honor during the recent Missouri and Kansas Builders Association Safety Excellence Awards Program by ranking first in the 100,000 work hours or less category. The annual awards are sponsored by The Builders Association, Missouri Division of Labor Standards, Kansas Department of Labor, and OSHA Kansas City Area Office.
The Weitz Company has one of the finest safety programs and one of the lowest injury rates of any construction company in the U.S. Its Experience Modifier Rate (EMR) of .51 for 2008/2009 is well below the industry standard of 1.0.
From left: Greg Sikora, Vice President and Construction Manager; Aaron Anderson, Safety Manager; and Pete Frizzell, Field Superintendent, accept first place safety award on behalf of Weitz-Kansas City.
About The Weitz Company
Weitz-Kansas City, established in 2000, is one of 14 business units nationwide operated by The Weitz Company. Founded in Des Moines, Iowa in 1855, The Weitz Company is the second oldest commercial general contractor in the United States and consistently ranks among the top 50 contractors nationwide in Engineering News-Record magazine’s Top 400 Contractors survey. Weitz has annual revenues in excess of $1.7 billion with more than 70% of its business from repeat customers. The Weitz Company is 100% employee owned. For more information: www.weitz.com