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The purpose of this awards program is to recognize the achievements of builders and trade contractors who have developed and implemented high quality construction safety programs, and to honor government officials and NAHB-affiliated associations that have made successful efforts to advance safety in the home building industry.
The NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for the excellent safety programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry.
Each year, NAHB recognizes those individuals and companies who have worked to achieve exemplary safety and health in the residential construction industry.
Single Family Builder Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of general contractors engaged in construction of new single-family homes and townhomes, within the following size categories:
Less than 10 home starts per year
11 to 100 home starts per year
Greater than 100 homes but less than 500 homes
Greater than 500 homes
Specialty Trade Contractor Safety Program of the Year: Non-members may nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of specialty trade contractors engaged in home construction work, including but not limited to the following: carpenters, roofers, plumbers, heating/ventilation/air conditioning, electricians, painters, masons, stucco, drywallers, excavators, flooring, siders, and foundation and concrete work.
Less than 50 employees
Greater than 50 employees
Remodeler Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of firms engaged in improving, remodeling, and repairing existing homes.
Light Commercial Contractor Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of general contractors engaged in construction of commercial buildings, including but not limited to the following: self-storage facilities,strip malls, office buildings, mixed-use developments, community centers and schools.
Less than 50 employees
Greater than 50 employees
Multifamily Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of firms engaged in construction of multi-family dwellings, including but not limited to the following: garden apartments, mid-rise apartments, high-rise apartments, condominiums, hotels and mixed-use communities.
Innovative Safety Program/Idea of the Year: Non-members may nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants for this award category consist of an idea, product, service or program that has contributed toward advancing safety in the home building industry.
NAHB Safety Professional of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of persons who have made a unique and special effort to advance safety in the home building industry.
Associate Member Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of firms engaged in business related to the construction or remodeling of single-family homes and townhomes.
NAHB-Affiliated Association Safety Program of the Year: You must be an NAHB member (or an employee of a member company) to both nominate an individual and be selected to win.
Applicants in this award category consist of NAHB-affiliated state or local associations that have made unique efforts to advance safety in the home building industry.
Federal and State Plan OSHA Official of the Year: Only NAHB-affiliated associations may nominate an individual.
Applicants in this award category consist of federal or state plan OSHA officials and staff who have made unique efforts to advance safety in the home building industry.
Qualification for Past SAFE Award Recipients
Did your company receive a 1st Place SAFE Award in the past two years? If so, congratulations on your accomplishments and past awards. Your company will be eligible two years after the last award received in the same category. For example, if you received the award in 2009, you would be able to apply for an award in 2012 in that same category.
NAHB Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) Ceremony
We’ll celebrate the award winners’ success at the NAHB Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) Ceremony held in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
For more information, contact: Robert Matuga at rmatuga@nahb.org or 800-368-5242 x8507.
About Our Title Sponsor
Builders Mutual Insurance Company has provided more than 25 years of uninterrupted insurance coverage exclusively to the home building industry. "Where Builders Come First" has been the focus of their attention since 1984, when the company grew out of the North Carolina Home Builders Association to provide workers’ compensation to eligible members. Since then, their lines of coverage have expanded and our territory has broadened, but their focus has remained the same. Builders Mutual’s close ties to the Home Builders Association, in North Carolina and other states, is one of the reasons for their consistency and stability. As the mission of the home builders association is to foster and promote a healthy home building economy and protect the interests of those in the industry, it benefits Builders Mutual and their customers to align themselves with such an influential organization. Through this long-term association, they are better able to ensure continuous financial stability and stick to their goal of providing superior coverage and customer service.
Sponsorship Information NAHB invites your company to become a sponsor of this prestigious awards program. Your high-profile sponsorship of this event will put your company in front of decision makers from across all segments of the construction industry.
Find out more about the benefits of sponsoring NAHB Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) program here. To sponsor the SAFE awards, please contact Andy Flank at aflank@nahb.org or 800-368-5242 x8059.
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