Barriere Construction Co. LLC’s first and most important commitment is to protect our employees and the public entering our jobsites to the fullest extent possible. We are committed to an ongoing, comprehensive safety program. We are committed to a “zero incidents” safety culture, in which we believe that all incidents and accidents are preventable. This philosophy is clearly stated in Barriere’s Mission Statement and Core Values, and is incorporated into our Health, Safety, and Environmental Manual.
Barriere has earned ABC’s Platinum STEP (Safety Training and Evaluation Process) Award through ABC Bayou the following years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
The Greater New Orleans Business Roundtable has also awarded Barriere numerous awards for safety & management.
Safety is a responsibility that cannot be delegated. Our project management teams have the direct responsibility for safety on their respective projects; they have the authority and responsibility to implement all aspects of our safety program and meet state and federal OSHA and MSHA rules and regulations. Every Barriere employee is expected to take a “safety begins with me” attitude and be responsible for his/her own behavior. Through a total commitment to an ongoing, comprehensive safety program, Barriere Construction Co. LLC has achieved an excellent safety record in which we take great pride. We need each employee’s commitment to safety to continue our success.
Implementation of our safety program is accomplished through pre-construction hazard analysis, weekly Tool Box Talks, daily Task Analysis Reviews (TAR), Root Cause Failure Analysis, Safety Alerts, Supervisory Safety Audits, regulatory training, and other means of education and enforcement. We also measure and track our safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and compare both our leading and lagging indicators against our past performance and industry standards.
Our safety goal: “zero incidents.”
All things being equal, it’s people’s perception that can make you, or break you.
And at Barriere, quality – and our clients’ experience of quality – is among our greatest considerations.
Our employees on and off the jobsite are known for providing exceptional quality and service to customers, and for maintaining some of the safest operating records in the heavy civil construction industry. Our people are instrumental in ensuring that each project is accomplished with the highest safety, quality, and productivity. We work efficiently so that our productivity meets deadlines promised to our customers. And we offer project engineering recommendations to benefit clients – shaving time and money from projects where appropriate.
This connection to quality is critical to Barriere’s reputation for excellence. And it’s critical to our operation as a premium heavy civil construction provider, to better serve Barriere’s customers, employees, and communities – past, present, and future.