D. C. Taylor Co. Among EHS Today’s 2024 America’s Safest Companies
EHS Today, the magazine for environmental health and safety leaders, has announced its list of the 2024 America’s Safest Companies. The eight companies on the list are involved in a broad range of activities, from construction to engineering, consumer packaged goods to pipe joining systems, roofing to nuclear waste management, and more. D. C. Taylor Co. is honored to be among those named to this year’s prestigious list.
For more than 20 years, the America’s Safest Companies competition has sought to identify those characteristics that differentiate good safety programs from great ones, and to then celebrate the best practices and procedures that exemplify safety excellence. “The America’s Safest Companies award program has a basic mission: to identify and celebrate companies that go above and beyond in the pursuit of safety excellence, and then to share their stories with the entire safety community,” said EHS Today Editor-in-Chief Dave Blanchard. “We congratulate all the award winners for their commitment to world-class safety.”
Along with D. C. Taylor Co., Arcadis U.S., AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear, Brieser Construction, Burns & McDonnell, The Clorox Company, United Engineers and Constructors, and Victaulic make up the America’s Safest Companies Class of 2024.
To be considered as one of America’s Safest Companies, organizations must complete an application and demonstrate excellence in several areas:
- Support from leadership and management for EHS efforts.
- Employee involvement in the EHS process.
- Innovative solutions to safety challenges.
- Injury and illness rates are lower than the average for their industries.
- Comprehensive training programs.
- Evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process.
- Good communication about the value of safety.
- A way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.
“We are proud of the safety culture we have built at D. C. Taylor Co. and honored to be recognized by EHS Today for it,” says Kirk Dighton, Safety Manager, D. C. Taylor Co., Cedar Rapids, IA. “We love the awards and accolades, but the biggest reward is always our crew members returning unharmed to their families and loved ones after a roofing job.” D. C. Taylor Co. has a workforce of more than 100 field personnel who are relied upon to tear off, reroof, and maintain some of the most complicated and dangerous roofs in the United States. With more than 80 percent of its business coming from repeat customers, the company puts equal emphasis on quality workmanship and jobsite safety. “Our people are our greatest asset; their safety has always – and will continue to be – our No. 1 priority,” adds Brent Taylor, President, D. C. Taylor Co., Cedar Rapids, IA.
D. C. Taylor Co., along with the other seven 2024 award winners will be honored at an awards ceremony during the Safety Leadership Conference in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The best practices of the 2024 America’s Safest Companies are featured in a special section in the Fall 2024 issue of EHS Today magazine and on the brand’s website, www.ehstoday.com. Since 2002, America’s Safest Companies has honored more than 250 organizations for their unwavering commitment to worker safety, health, and environmental stewardship.
About D. C. Taylor Co.
D. C. Taylor Co. is a Cedar Rapids, IA-based roofing contractor with 75 years of experience installing, repairing, and maintaining roofs at commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. With service centers in four states and 17 service and roofing crews, D. C. Taylor Co. is poised to respond to customer needs quickly and efficiently. For more information on D. C. Taylor Co., visit www.dctaylorco.com.
About EHS Today
Owned by Endeavor Business Media, EHS Today is the leading B2B media brand for environmental, health, and safety management professionals in the United States manufacturing, construction, and service sectors.
About Endeavor Business Media
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Endeavor Business Media was formed in 2017 to acquire and operate business media brands, events, and marketing solutions. Today the company is one of the largest B2B media companies in the US with more than 700 employees, 9,000 customers, and a database of over 12 million business professionals. The company serves business professionals and marketers in key business sectors such as aviation, buildings, construction, dental, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, networking systems, public safety, transportation, and water. The company has offices in Nashville, TN; Tulsa, OK; Nashua, NH; Birmingham, AL; Sarasota, FL; Skokie, IL; Fort Atkinson, WI; Houston, TX; Independence, OH; Fort Collins, CO, and Overland Park, KS. To learn more, visit www.endeavorbusinessmedia.com.
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