America's Safest Companies Awards

America's Safest Companies 2019

Nov. 11, 2019

Our annual look at the companies setting the benchmark for excellence in safety leadership.

It’s time again to celebrate excellence in safety leadership with our annual profiles of the winners of the America’s Safest Companies 2019 awards. These awards are in conjunction with EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference 2019 in Dallas, Texas.

In the application to be considered as one of America’s Safest Companies, organizations must 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 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; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.

The winning companies for 2019 are: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems; CPS Energy; CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.; East & Westbrook Construction Company Inc.; Four Seasons Hotel, Houston; Helix Electric; Honda of SC; IBM Corporation; Mark Young Construction; Pratt & Whitney; RedGuard; Roco Rescue; Scot Forge; Swift & Staley Inc.; UCOR; and United Scrap Metal Inc.

America’s Safest Companies was founded in 2002 by EHS Today and to date more than 250 companies have been recognized with this annual award. We hope these profiles-in-safety resonate with you, and we invite you to consider applying for the ASC award in 2020.

Congratulations to the 2019 America’s Safest Companies Winners! Read their individual profiles at the links below:

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems

Elyria, OH

CPS Energy

San Antonio, TX

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.

Stuart, FL

East & Westbrook Construction Company Inc.

Buckner, KY

Four Seasons Hotel, Houston

Houston, TX

Helix Electric

San Diego, CA

Honda of SC

Timmonsville, SC

IBM Corporation

Armonk, NY

Mark Young Construction

Frederick, CO

East Hartford, CT

Wichita, KS

Baton Rouge, LA

Spring Grove, IL

Swift & Staley Inc.

Paducah, KY

UCOR

Oak Ridge, TN

United Scrap Metal Inc.

Cicero, IL

About the Author

Dave Blanchard | Editor-in-Chief / Senior Director of Content

During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. In addition, he serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. Prior to joining Endeavor/Informa/Penton, he spent a decade covering the artificial intelligence industry. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.