2016 GARY E. BIRD HORIZON AWARD PRESENTED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE WORKPLACE TASK FORCE; NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
Release Date:
Nov 7, 2016
Orlando, FL—The Gary E. Bird
Horizon Award was presented at the -(002).png?sfvrsn=2)
36th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
(CRC) to the Construction Subcommittee of the Workplace Task Force;
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. This award recognized the
committee for their innovative suicide prevention program.
The committee developed and implemented the award-winning “Breaking the
Silence: Suicide Prevention in the Construction Workplace” program to address
mental health and suicide prevention in the construction industry. The goal of
this program is to increase communication, reduce fear/stigma, engage
leadership and provide a roadmap for the construction industry to prevent
suicide.
The Gary E. Bird Horizon Award, sponsored by Travelers, is presented
annually by IRMI to recognize a demonstrated commitment to improving
construction risk management through the implementation of innovative,
cost-effective, and efficient risk management techniques.
“Few of us were hired and promoted into management because of our
capabilities to identify and address mental illness,” said Joe Tracy, President
of Travelers Inland Marine. “This approach is very helpful at getting wide
spread adoption across any company’s management ranks and most importantly
helps ensure the effective implementation of the program.”
The other finalists for the award were Shawn Connick, Director of Safety for
Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.; Robert J. DeSmidt, CPA, CFO/risk manager for
Klinger Companies, Inc.; Tommy Erhman, Project Executive for Gilbane Federal;
and Dwayne Jeffery, Senior EHS Transportation Manager for Odebrecht.
Read more about the winning submission and
view the committee’s flyer.
Learn more about the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award at https://www.irmi.com/conferences/crc/awards/horizon/howto.aspx.
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