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EHS Today Award
Goettle, Inc. Is Named One of America’s Safest Companies
Monday, November 28, 2011
Richard Goettle Inc. announced today that it has been named one of America’s Safest Companies by EHS Today, a leading environment, health and safety industry publication.
A Cincinnati-based construction contractor, Goettle specializes in the design and installation of deep foundations, earth retention and marine structures throughout the U.S.
"Safety at Goettle is indeed a high priority," explains Rick Marshall, Safety Director, "However, a priority can change, perhaps many times during the course of a day, so safety may not be the highest priority at any given time. A value, on the other hand, should never change," said Marshall. "If we, as employees, do not support safety as a value, then we will have lost our focus of being successful in the deep foundation industry."
In 2010, Richard Goettle Inc. recorded a zero lost-time incident rate and days-away-from-work rate.
In addition, approximately 70 employees have received OSHA 30-hour training, which is performed in-house and designed specifically for the deep foundation industry. All employees are welcome to discuss any safety, quality or productivity issues and ask questions, not only during the pre-task checklist conducted prior to every shift, but at any time on the job.
Richard Goettle Inc. also shares its knowledge with others and contributes to a larger conversation about safety within the foundation drilling industry. The company is a long-standing member of ADSC, The International Association of Foundation Drilling.
Marshall serves as the safety chairman of ADSC; worked with cranes and derricks advisory committee for the new OSHA standard; and co-authored several OSHA safety alliances.
Goettle has been involved in many of the area’s top construction projects, including Queen City Tower, the Banks and the new Horseshoe Casino. Outside of Cincinnati, they have worked on projects from the Panama Canal expansion to the New Orleans post Katrina levees.