In May 2007 DBM Contractors, Inc. promoted Bob Birdsall to safety director. Birdsall has served as the chairman of DBM’s Safety Committee since 1994. Since then DBM’s safety record has increased continuously with a current EMR (workers compensation experience factor) of .512.

He began working with DBM in 1967 as an equipment operator and worked his way up through the ranks to foreman, superintendent, area manager for the North Slope of Alaska Prudhoe Bay, senior estimator and project manager.

Birdsall is active in the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) where he is the co-chair of the ADSC/West Coast Chapter safety committee and is a member of the ADSC national safety committee. DBM was recently awarded the ADSC Quality Contractor of the Year Award for 2006.

Safety First

DBM Contractors, Inc. recognizes the importance of a comprehensive safety program to the continued health and well being of both its work force and its bottom line. While the contribution to the bottom line can easily be measured in terms of lost time, insurance premiums and pay-out, the contribution to the health and well being of DBM employees is far more important and much more difficult to measure. The greatest successes of a functional safety program are those things that do not happen: the eye that is not lost and the arm that is not broken.

Moreover, it is our experience that safety is not a policy or a program, but rather is an attitude, and a reflection of an overall willingness to think globally and act locally. The management is extremely gratified to think that such a “corporate attitude” can extend to the personal lives of the team members.

It has been our experience at DBM that safety cannot be the responsibility of one individual, but rather is the collective responsibility of all team members. Accordingly DBM has formed a Safety Committee comprised of those listed below. The following page(s) will familiarize all DBM team members with the objectives of the committee, as well as the responsibilities of the committee.

The management of DBM is always anxious to listen to any comments, criticisms or suggestions from any DBM personnel regarding the dangers inherent in our type of work, or ways to make doing the job a bit safer. All employees are asked to pass all such observations, ideas, suggestions or concerns to anyone on the Safety Committee. Employees may do this by attending the monthly Safety Committee meeting, or by contacting members directly.

Bob Birdsall
DBM Safety Director

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