Our Safety Program Positively Impacts Our Company. And Yours.

Gribbins’ core values of integrity, safety, quality, and service form the foundation on which we make our decisions and perform our work.

With a goal of zero incidents and injuries, safety is part of our culture, considered with each decision made by management, administrators, foreman, and field employees. By meeting and exceeding all federal, state, local, and client rules and regulations, we will create the safest working environment possible and ensure the safety, health, and welfare of each employee. Here at Gribbins, safety is culture, a value incorporated into every decision. Through our precise safety program, we work hard to ensure all employees return home every day without a scratch, and we believe every employee is accountable for that goal. Crucially, we have management commitment and involvement in all aspects of our safety program.

“No matter how small or large our projects are, the employees at Gribbins exert all efforts to perform the task safely. We apply the state of mind, time and cost in order to complete a job with no injuries.”

Focus on Involvement & Progress

Along with an average of 250 employees, the Gribbins safety department includes two full-time safety professionals: a safety director and a safety coordinator. They spend 90% of each week in the field, ‘boots on the ground,’ working with our field employees, supervisors, and project managers.

At our bi-weekly operations meeting, the entire management team comes together, and the first topic is always safety. Our safety director leads the safety discussion in this meeting, presents safety challenges and updates, and receives feedback from the team. The safety director then leads another bi-weekly meeting that is solely dedicated to safety. This is where we take a deeper dive into internal and external near-misses, incidents, and accidents, discuss feedback from the management team and field, and evaluate progress on company safety goals.

A Culture of Success

One of the main reasons we are the best of the best is our safety culture within Gribbins. As many companies know, building a culture of safety is challenging, and we are fortunate that our company founder, Jim Gribbins, had the foresight to hire a safety director in 1998. Gribbins employees know that it isn’t just the safety director or safety coordinators’ job to discuss safety, but that it is everyone’s responsibility. We expect the employee we hired yesterday, or the employee we may hire tomorrow to think safe and perform work safely.

As our safety director, Adam Mayer, states, “No matter how small or large our projects are, the employees at Gribbins exert all efforts to perform the task safely. We apply the state of mind, time, and cost in order to complete a job with no injuries.”

Safety Awards

  • 2024

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    NIA Safety Excellence Award – Platinum Level

    Toyota’s Incentive Program Award

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2023

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    NIA Safety Excellence Award – Platinum Level

    Certificate of Merit from NMAPC:

    – 120,759 Work Hours with Robinson Refinery in Robinson, IL

    – 129,025 Work Hours with Calvert City Plant in Calvert City, KY

  • 2022

    CSC Safety Achievement Award

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    NIA Safety Excellence Award Winner – Platinum Level

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award for Innovation

  • 2021

    Governor’s Workplace Safety Award for Education and Outreach Internal

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    NIA Safety Excellence Award – Platinum Level

    Certificate of Merit from NMAPC

    – 85,688 Work Hours with Robinson Refinery in Robinson, IL

    – 116,690 Work Hours with Calvert City Plant in Calvert City, KY

  • 2020

    Governor’s Workplace Safety Award for Education and Outreach Internal

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    NIA Safety Excellence Award – Platinum Level

    Certificate of Merit from NMAPC

    – 85,688 Work Hours with Robinson Refinery in Robinson, IL

    – 116,690 Work Hours with Calvert City Plant in Calvert City, KY

  • 2019

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS) Safety Leader Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Exceptional Contractor Award Finalist

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificates of Merit

  • 2018

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS) Safety Leader Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Exceptional Contractor Award Finalist

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificates of Merit

  • 2017

    Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award

    Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS) Excellence in Safety Award – the Crystal Eagle – 2nd year!

    Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS) Safety Leader Award – 6th consecutive year

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Education and Outreach (Internal) Construction – 5th consecutive year

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Exceptional Contractor Award Finalist

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

  • 2016

    Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award – 5th consecutive year

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Innovations for a Medium-Sized Employer – 4th consecutive year

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division General Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award – 12th consecutive year!

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2015

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Innovations in Construction

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division General Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award – 11th consecutive year!

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award – Contractor above 300,000 Hours

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificates of Merit for 3 sites

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2014

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Internal Education and Outreach in Construction

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division General Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award – 10th consecutive year!

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award – Contractor above 300,000 Hours

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificates of Merit for 2 sites

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2013

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Safety Innovations

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Excellence in Safety Award – the Crystal Eagle

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2012

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Insulation Association Theodore H. Brodie Platinum Safety Award

    National Safety Council named Jim Gribbins one of the nine CEOs Who Get It, along with the CEOs of Dow Chemical and Georgia-Pacific

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

    Toyota Supplier Safety Award

  • 2011

    Construction User’s Roundtable (CURT) Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Award

    EHS Today’s list of America’s Safest Companies

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Pinnacle Safety Award

    Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award – Overall Safety In Construction

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificates of Merit for 3 sites

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2010

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award (Specialty Contractor)

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit

    National Safety Council (NSC) Occupational Excellence Achievement Award

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2009

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award (Specialty Contractor)

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit

    National Safety Council (NSC) Occupational Excellence Achievement Award

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2008

    Indiana Construction Association (ICA) Gold Summit Safety Award

    Marathon Petroleum Co. Illinois Refining Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Leader Award (Specialty Contractor)

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit

    National Safety Council (NSC) Occupational Excellence Achievement Award

    The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety

  • 2007

    Association General Contractors (AGC) of Indiana Amerisure Safety Performance Award Finalist

    Marathon Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    National Insulation Association (NIA) Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award: 1st Place for Medium Contractors

  • 2006

    Association General Contractors (AGC) of Indiana Amerisure Safety Performance Award Finalist

    Marathon Division Manager’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award

    National Insulation Association (NIA) Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award: 1st Place for Medium Contractors

  • 2005

    Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) Safety Achievement Award

    National Insulation Association (NIA) Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award: 3rd Place for Medium Contractors

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