At Bagby & Russell, safety is a firm commitment to both our employees and our clients.

Our current EMR rating is .76, a good number - 25% below the national average for contractors of our industry.

Management Safety Policy Statement

• The Company Safety Policy & Program at Bagby & Russell is the responsibility of all officers of the company and the Corporate Safety Director.
• The individual project safety is the responsibility of the Project Manager and the Job Foreman.
• Immediate safety issues use a Direct Open Door Policy between the Job Foreman and the Safety Director, who then relays this information to the Project Manager and above.
• Each individual employee is also responsible for his / her safety as well as surrounding employees.

Budget for Safety

Each year, as management of Bagby & Russell Electric Company, Inc. prepares the upcoming operating budget, a percentage is always set aside and designated strictly for safety administration and training.

Examples of Safety Procedures

• In addition to having a Company Safety Policy & Program, in which all of our designated Job Foremen (JF) & Competent Persons (CPs) are well versed and documented, we have additional documented safety procedures in place:
• All of our JF & CPs have served a 5 yr. Documented Apprenticeship Program and pass a City of Mobile Journeyman Electrician Competency Test.
• Quarterly after-hours training session & dinner meetings are held for JF & CPs where safety is always a part of the agenda. As an additional incentive to attend, a drawing is held for gift certificates at every meeting.
• Weekly Job Site Safety Meetings are held on all job sites.
• Company Safety Person visits all job sites at least monthly.
• CPR & First Aid Certification for JF & CPs.
• Company newsletters are mailed to all employees (as well as some clients) on a regular basis. The lead article is ALWAYS about safety and the employee's spouse is encouraged to participate.
• Regular employee safety memos are enclosed with payroll checks.
• We have an employee safety incentive program in place to reward employees on a quarterly basis. Judging is based on ZERO OSHA recordable accidents.
• We participate in the Associated Builders and Contractors safety award programs as well as programs by the Associated General Contractors.
• We are a drug free Company. Pre-employment, post accident and "random for cause" testing is in place.
• Safety Orientation for all new-hires.
• OSHA 10 hr. Construction Training for 80% of all employees.

Past AGC Awards: 2005 Safety Excellence for over 375,000 hours worked.,

Past ABC Awards:

• 2005 Excellence in Construction for Project Amount $1.8 Million Dollars
• 2005 Excellence in Construction for Project Amount $7.6 Million Dollars
• 2005 Safety Award of Excellence - Silver Level, 391,606 man-hours
• 2005 Zero Lost Time, January - September
• 2005 STEP [Safety] - Platinum Level