Safety in the Workplace
The Safety and Health of its employees and the protection of the environment is the prime concern to EW Howell. We at EW Howell make every effort to best ensure employee safety, health, and environmental protection on every one of our projects. To this end, we utilize the following principles in the construction of Our Projects:
ATTITUDE: Safety is the prime concern in the construction of Our Projects. This applies to EW Howell personnel and all workers, including subcontractors. A safe project begins with the entire project team embracing EW Howell’s established safe management practices.
AWARENESS: Safety Awareness, both on an individual and company level, are paramount in accident prevention and maintaining safe work practices. Through constantly varied training, pre-planning of hazardous activities, and qualified oversight, EW Howell will foster safety awareness companywide.
ABILITY: Management and workers will be required to display the highest level of competence and we will employ only those who meet this standard of excellence. Risk taking and failure to comply with or follow established rules and practices will not be tolerated.
ACTION: Management and workers will be held accountable for their actions. They will be required to perform their daily tasks in a safe, healthy, and environmentally correct manner. Everyone will be held accountable for conformance with the EW Howell Corporate Health and Safety Plan (CHASP) and the rules/regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ).
COURSES AND TRAINING OFFERED
EW Howell has established and maintains training requirements and records for all levels of EW Howell staff.
Levels of training and required courses are based upon an employee’s position within EW Howell (Project Manager/Superintendent/Safety Coordinator/etc.).
Training courses include, but are not limited to:
OSHA 30
NYC DOB 4 HR Supported Scaffold User
NYS DEC 4 HR Erosion and Sediment Control
CPR/AED
NYC DOB Site Safety Training (SST) Card
FDNY Certificates of Fitness (COF)
AWARDS
The EW Howell Safety Program has long been recognized as among the best in the industry.
EW Howell has received numerous awards for our Safety Program on the local, state, and national levels.
The AGC NYS Safety Excellence Award recognizes and honors AGC NYS Members for having and implementing outstanding safety programs.
Awarded: 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022
BTEA New York’s Safety Awards recognize the outstanding safety performance of BTEA New York members in construction.
Awarded: 2019, 2021, 2022
The purpose of the AGC/Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Award (CSEA) is to recognize those construction companies who excel at safety performance.
Awarded: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Safety Excellence award for 300,000 hours with no lost time for accidents.
Awarded: 2013