Safety Builds Success!

Lydig Construction?s safety program is progressive, inclusive and effective.

Progressive

• Four full-time safety professionals lead Lydig's Safety Program.  Three are Registered Safety Officers and one is the on-site Safety Director for larger projects.
• These safety specialists conduct ongoing in-house training for all superintendents and foreman, providing continuing education in safety procedures, current OSHA and DOSH regulations and First Aid/CPR.
• The team works closely with Lydig's subcontractors to ensure they have approved project-specific safety plans posted before they mobilize. 
• Regular jobsite safety audits ensure safety compliance by all trades and all workers.
• Lydig Safety Officers regularly coordinate with insurance industry representatives to maintain current industry standards.

 Inclusive

• Every Lydig employee is critical to the success of our safety program and in achieving our goal of a zero incident rate. 
• Lydig has two Safety Incentive programs. 
• On-site barbeque lunches for all workers with generous rewards and gifts distributed for project crews with outstanding safety records. 
• Employee Safety Recognition Awards for workers who submit ideas to improve Lydig's Safety Program.
• Lydig's Safety Committee is comprised of a cross-section of employees and publishes Lydig's monthly safety newsletter, the Hard Hat Herald.
• All Lydig Superintendents and Project managers participate in mandatory, semi-annual safety training meetings. 

 Effective

• Lydig is one of only a handful of General Contractors which have achieved self-insured status for Workers Compensation in Washington State.
• Lydig's incident rate is far below the national average.
• Vice President of Safety, Doug Lydig, won the Inland NW AGC Tom Mauer Safety Award in 2005.
• Lydig was a Finalist in the 2005 AGC of Washington Construction Safety & Excellence Awards.
• Lydig won the First Place National Safety Award in 2001 from the Associated General Contractors of America.