Safety

Our project management teams are directly responsible for safety on their projects. They have authority and responsibility to implement all aspects of our safety program. Our crews also understand that we expect all Barriere employees to take the attitude that “safety begins with me” and to accept responsibility for their own behavior.

Our Culture of Care begins with one belief: all incidents are preventable, and every one of us goes home safe. The Life Saving Rules focus our attention on the six activities that carry the greatest risk on our jobsites — Equipment Hazards, Lifting Operations, Confined Space, Work at Heights, Hazardous Energy, and Work Zone Hazards.

They exist for one reason: protecting the people who matter most. When any of these rules are at risk, every employee has the authority to See. Stop. Do. Because safety is a responsibility that cannot be delegated.

tracking Safety Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs)

We also measure and track our KPIs and compare our leading and lagging indicators to our past performance and to industry standards. Through our total commitment to an ongoing, comprehensive safety program, Barriere has achieved an excellent safety record. A record we take great pride in.

Our safety program policies are designed as resources for our crews in creating and establishing a safe work environment.

See. Stop.
Do.

Allows anyone on the job site to stop all work if they see an imminent danger to the health and safety of employees, the general public, or a facility.

Hazard
Recognition

The main method of prevention is identification. To keep safety in the foreground, we encourage employees to identify potential hazards and we reward them for doing so.

Safety
Rewards

When employees go above and beyond their job description to ensure safety, we encourage supervisors to give them safety rewards.

Leadership
Walks

Leadership walks are a practical, measurable, and effective way for our managers to visit job sites and engage.

Program Recognition
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Barriere is among the select few construction companies in the nation to be honored with the Associated Builders and Contractors’ National Safety Excellence Award. The award recognizes companies that “exhibit a continued commitment to job site safety and whose safety performance and programs are judged to be exemplary.”

OUr safety goal is
zero incidents

Barriere's first and most important commitment is to protect our employees and the public entering our job sites to the fullest extent possible. We believe that all incidents are preventable, a philosophy that is incorporated into our methods of employee training and development.

SAFETY IS A RESPONSIBILITY
THAT CANNOT BE DELEGATED

OUR LIFE SAVING RULES

tracking Safety Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs)