Safety
Safety Is Our Highest Priority on Every Project
We develop safety partnerships with employers to protect the health and safety of our workforce — and to safeguard employers from unnecessary costs and delays.
Our goal is to prevent jobsite injuries, avoid work stoppages due to unsafe conditions, and eliminate higher project costs due to illnesses, accidents, deaths, worker disabilities, and workers’ compensation claims.
Our Philosophy
Through continuous training, we instill a core value of safe work within everyone, from apprentices to superintendents. We live up to our standards through a commitment to proactive leadership, dedication to creating a safety-conscious environment, and the determination to achieve zero-accident jobsites.
Safety and productivity do not present an “either-or” proposition. Performing work safely is in our DNA. Safety-conscious employers know that safety issues are minimized, without hindering productivity, when our craftspeople are on the job. The stakes reach far beyond the fiscal benefits for both labor and management.
UBC Jobsite Safety Standards
Adherence to safe work practices does not change because of accelerated schedules, change orders, or difficult working conditions. Instead, it becomes even more important. We strive to remove the potential for unsafe practices and conditions at all times.
This means:
- Teaming up with general contractors, subcontractors, project managers and owners to identify, assess, monitor, manage, and eliminate risks on every jobsite.
- Best-practice sharing and collaboration among owners, employers, and the UBC.
- Consistent safety-related communications among all stakeholders prior to and throughout every project’s life cycle.
- Meeting and exceeding the highest level of compliance with federal requirements, including OSHA and other safety standards.
- Reinforcing zero-tolerance for safety infractions among our members.
- Ensuring that the level of our safety training meets and exceeds the level of inherent risk factors.