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.”
Along with an average of 250 employees, the Gribbins safety department consists of three full-time professional safety individuals. We have a safety director and two other safety coordinators that 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.
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 1999. 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.”
Central States Insulation Association (CSIA) Platinum Safety Award
NIA Safety Excellence Award – Platinum Level
Toyota’s Incentive Program Award
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
