2006/07

• Adena Corp.

• Anderson Concrete Corp.

• Bruner Corp.

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

• Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Co.

• Echo 24, Inc.

• G Force Automatic Doors, LLC

• Gilbane Building Company

• Gutknecht Construction Co.

• Limbach Co., LLC

• Lincoln Construction Inc.

• MAC Construction, Inc.

• Martin Painting & Coating Co.

• Mid-City Electric Co.

• Oberfield’s, Inc.

• Performance Site Environmental

• Rocky Fork Co.

• Royal Electric Construction Corp.

• Sauer, Inc.

• Speer Mechanical

• Suburban Steel Supply Co., LP

• The Superior Group

• Thomas Glass Co., Inc.

• TP Mechanical Contractors

• Turner Construction Co.

• Bruner Corporation – for redesigning the method in which medical gas lines are installed. For a single pipe cut, several repetitive motions are required which create significant ergonomic concerns and exposure to puncture wounds. More than 125,000 repetitive motions would be required to complete 2,000 feet of medical gas piping. Using a specific cutting wheel, cleaning tool and deburring/reaming tool, now known as the “Copper Chopper”, Bruner was able to streamline the steps in pipe preparation and construction installation, significantly reducing the exposure to ergonomic injuries and puncture wounds.
  
  

• Continental Building Systems – for a fall protection anchorage device for doors and windows. During the initial phases of a multi-story project, traditional guardrail systems were in place, but as the project neared finishing stages, there was no longer an edge to clamp to and screwing into the finished project was not an option. Working with a fabrication shop and CTL Engineering, Inc., Continental created Safeway 5000. The device is made out of stainless steel tubing with a D-ring welded in place, and each end has an anchor plate welded to the tubing with 16 holes, used to screw the device into any structural member, such as the window or door frames. Adjustable from 36 to 48 inches, the device uses a square tube inside another tube to increase or decrease the span. The tubes are held together with a spring pin which serves as a secondary locking system. The system provides a safe tie-off point for all phases of construction.
  
  

• Continental Building Systems – for developing a concrete blanket roller to reduce ergonomic injuries. Traditionally rolled by hand, a laborer would lean over and physically roll the blanket as he walks, lifting the roll to place a wire underneath and then tie around the blanket before carrying into a storage shed or truck. Continental designed a concrete blanket roller that enables a person to quickly roll up, tie and store concrete blankets without back strain. One end of the blanket is inserted into a roller. Using a hand crank at waist level, the blanket is rolled up and tied using wire from a reel attached to the roller. One end is fixed, but the other end quickly opens and allows the operator to slide the blanket off the roller and place directly into the storage unit.
  
  

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co. – for developing a process for dumping trash hoppers. In the past, employees used a forklift to carry a full trash hopper into a dumpster before reaching an elevation of about eight feet to activate the gravity-operated locking handle of the hopper. To do this, many workers use the tire or fender of the forklift, grabbing anything nearby to reach the handle and release the hopper. Corna/Kokosing developed a new safety process to keep hands and fingers clear of the moving parts and pinch points. After welding a hook, chains and handle, an employee unhooks the chain that holds the two main parts of the hopper together letting the pipe handle lay on the ground. Once the hopper is raised into placed and positioned for dumping, the extension handle is lifted off the ground. Then the employee grabs the handle, places it on the bottom of the hopper lock and pushes “up.” The hopper dumps and is lowered to the ground, so employees re-hook the chain and pipe handle for the next use.
  
  

• HydroMaster Seeding & Tree Service – for creating a safety bar for the loading shoot of a hydroseeder. In loading materials into a hydroseeder shoot, HydroMaster recognized that the mouth of the shoot was large enough for an employee to fall into without a guard. By fabricating a safety bar, HydroMaster reduced the shoot area by 25%, and 39% respectively, on the two different hydroseeders. Easy to engage, it is an inexpensive, permanent structure that helps to protect employees while completing their job duties.
  
  

• Trucco Construction Co., Inc. – for developing a ladder support bracket for trench boxes. Ladder security in trench boxes has traditionally been achieved by either tying the ladder to the box spreaders or building a bracket that slips over the top of the box; however, Trucco recognized the limitations of this system when they designed a ladder support bracket that clamps to the trench box to prevent slipping and also a safety chain for added security. One bracket can be used on 4, 6, and 8-inch boxes, and additional brackets can be adjusted to different sizes in seconds. The bracket is made of square tubing for strength and weight.

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2005/06

• Anderson Concrete Corp.

• Bruner Corporation

• Capital City Electric, LLC

• Capital Fire Protection Co.

• Chet Baker and Company

• Continental Building Systems

• Danis

• Elford, Inc.

• G Force Automatic Doors, LLC

• Gilbane Building Company

• Limbach Company, LLC

• Lincoln Construction Co.

• Mid-City Electric Co.

• Performance Site Co.

• The Righter Company, Inc.

• Sauer Incorporated

• Speer Mechanical

• Suburban Steel Erectors

• The Superior Group, 
  A Division of Electrical Specialists, Inc.

• TP Mechanical Contractors

• Bruner Corporation – for the simple use of warning labels on ladders to prevent accidents caused from misjudging how many rungs are left before reaching the floor. Often, employees will believe they have reached the ground when, in fact, they have 24 inches, creating a loss of balance, sprained ankles and other fall injuries. The warning label is placed on the side rail of a ladder between the sixth and seventh rungs to alert the worker that six rungs remain before the exit step, thus eliminating judgment errors.
  
  
• Continental Building Systems – for a scissors lift cord guide. When using a power tool or anything requiring an extension cord in a scissors lift, the cord often gets caught in the scissors part of the lift or gets run over, causing damage to the cord and creating the potential for a shock hazard. The guide is a removable steel bracket that attaches to the rails of the lift’s basket and has an eyelet at the end. The cord runs from the power source through the eyelet to the tool being used, keeping it away from damage.
  
  
• Continental Building Systems – for the use of an alarm that sounds when the chain for a scissors lift is not closed. With the help of a security company, Continental created a metal box that houses the alarm system, with a chain coming from the box that can run through or be attached to the scissors lift chain. At the end of the alarm chain is a device that hooks into the alarm connection, located right by the hook for the lift chain. When the connection is not in place, the alarm sounds, reminding the worker to close the chain.
  
  
• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co. – for the development of a wall pick, wall bracket for the support of work platforms. Tubular scaffolding and aluminum picks or wood plants are often used to serve as work platforms when installing roof trusses, exterior trim and soffits. However, their use introduces additional hazards like uneven ground and strain and sprain injuries caused from platforms developed at the wrong height. Made from recycled scaffold frames, the bracket is hung on any four to six inch wall, a scaffold outrigger is installed on the bracket and an aluminum pick is used as the work platform.
  
  
• GreenScapes Landscape Architects and Contractors – for devising a safe method to secure loads on trucks. For this system, each corner of a tarp is attached to a carabineer that connects to a spring. The springs attach to lines that run through a pulley system that is attached to the pole building while the pull rope is attached to a tall post. The driver simply idles through as the rope slowly lowers the tarp over the loaded truck bed. When the top edge of the tarp is lowered over the rear gate, it is detached from the carabineers. Permanent nylon lines are run through the tie-downs in the truck bed.
  
  
• Performance Site Co. – for developing a job trailer platform with fold-up stairs. The platform includes standard guard railing and metal stairs. A winch hoist system raises the platform up for storage when not in use and for movement of the trailer. In a revised design of the system, the once manually attached stairs can be secured to the platform with hinges. Then, when the platform is winced for storage, the stairs now fold under and secure to the platform, providing additional security for the trailer.

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2004/05

• APEX/M&P Construction LLC

• Bovis Lend Lease

• Bruner Corporation

• Buckeye Ready-Mix, L.L.C.

• Capital Fire Protection Co.

• Chet Baker and Company

• Construction One

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company

• Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Co.

• Dublin Building Systems Co., Inc.

• Dynalectric Company of Ohio

• Elford, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• Limbach Company, LLC

• Martin Painting & Coating Co.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Mid-City Electric Co.

• Oberfields, Inc.

• Pro-Terra Environmental Contracting Co.

• Sauer Incorporated

• Speer Mechanical

• The Superior Group, A Division of Electrical Specialists, Inc.

• Thomas Glass Co., Inc.

• Turner Construction Company

• TP Mechanical Contractors

• Continental Building Systems – for an emergency evacuation alarm system that encompasses the safety challenges of a potential evacuation on large and/or multi-story project. The portable evacuation system is located on every floor of a building near an evacuation route, equipped with a strobe/siren device that sounds all of them if one is activated, and makes visible the evacuation route, first aid procedures or other safety messages. The system eliminates an individual having to run through the building sounding an air horn.
  
  

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co. – for a “pour stop” bracket used for perimeter fall protection in multi-story commercial building construction. Instead of using a cable system in conjunction with clamp-on stanchions, a 2-inch by 4-inch steel tube is welded as the steel is erected and left in place during the concrete placement. Lumber is used to complete the guardrail system, eliminating the deflection of cables. The system also allows for toe-boards during the concrete pour

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2003/04

• APEX/M&P Construction, LLC

• Bovis Lend Lease

• Bruner Corporation

• Buckeye Ready-Mix, L.L.C.

• Capital Fire Protection Co.

• Chet Baker and Company

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

• Danis Building Construction Co.

• DeFabCo, Inc.

• Elford, Inc.

• EXXCEL Project Management, Inc.

• Gaylor Group, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• Limbach Co.

• Martin Painting & Coating Co.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Mid-City Electric Co.

• Peabody Landscape Group

• Performance Site Management

• Pro-Terra Environmental Contracting Co.

• The Righter Company, Inc.

• Ruscilli Construction Co., Inc.

• Sauer, Inc.

• Speer Mechanical

• The Superior Group

• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

• Bruner Corporation – for painted pipe sleeves that were painted florescent orange and tacked down to metal decking. Once the metal decking is cut out of the sleeve centers, a pre-cut piece of pipe with a riser clamp is inserted to eliminate tripping hazards or head injuries from debris falling from overhead.
  
  

• Continental Building Systems – for a simple, inexpensive way to tie-off ladders. Ladders are fabricated with a rung clamp on the top and fourth rung down. On the first rung is a clamp with an O-ring. The other clamp has two, 4’ sections of utility chain, and the leading edge has a quick link and swivel trigger snap. A ladder is extended until the fourth rung, painted red, meets the top of the structure.
  
  

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co. – for embedded guardrail brackets for use in multi-story masonry construction. In place of using guardrails, which are often unsecure, metal brackets are installed directly into the masonry wall as the block is laid, creating a barrier to prevent anything from falling out of the opening.
  
  

• Elford, Inc. – for a door lift to minimize strain and sprain injuries. The lift supports the weight of a door during installation and is made of a steel plate and angled with padded steel tube upright to hold the door in place. Aluminum casters allow the carpenter to wheel the door into place before using a foot jack to adjust the height of the door.

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2002/03

• Anderson Concrete Corp.

• Bruner Corporation

• Capital Fire Protection Co.

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company

• DeFabCo., Inc.

• Dynalectric Company of Ohio

• EXXCEL Project Management, Inc.

• Gaylor Group, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• Messer Construction Co.

• Mid-City Electric Co.

• Peabody Landscape Group

• Speer Mechanical, Inc.

• The Superior Group, A Div. of Electrical Specialists, Inc.

• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

• Thomas Glass Co., Inc.

• Turner Construction Co.

• Continental Building Systems – for a roof warning line stanchion that anchors to the roof and uses springs to keep the warning lines at the OSHA-specified height.
  
  

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co. – for a Manhole Catwalk and Rescue System to minimize the fall exposure of employees installing and connecting new sewer line manholes, and to assist with rescue operations, if needed.  
  
  

• George J. Igel & Co., Inc. – for an engineer-approved “doghouse shelter” that is fastened to the back of a trench box to protect crew members while pipe is being set or the box is being slid during work in a deep sewer.  
  
  

• Performance Site Management – for redesigning a quick-coupler for an excavator, which includes a safety pin in the line of vision of the operator, along with extended grab hooks and a lifting hook with a butterfly latch.  
  
  

• Speer Mechanical – for redesigning standard plastic caps for pipe sleeves, by inserting round pieces of metal in them for reinforcement, to prevent puncture and collapse.  
  
  

• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc. – for creating a structure to hold a permanent ladder for work in narrow shafts where regular, mobile ladders would not fit.
  
  

• Kirk Williams Company – for developing a fully-guarded roof cart for fall protection for leading edge work, that allows the worker to reach the leading edge without tying off or leaving the controlled access zone.

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2001/02

• Bovis Lend Lease

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

• The Myron Cornish Company of Columbus

• Converse Electric, Inc.

• Danis Building Construction Co.

• Dean's Custom Fixtures

• DeFabCo, Inc.

• Elford, Inc.

• Gaylor Group, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• The Albert M. Higley Co.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Oberfield's, Inc.

• Pro-Terra Environmental Contracting Co.

• Sauer, Inc.

• The Superior Group, A Div. of Electrical Specialists, Inc.

• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

• Turner Construction Co.

• APEX/M&P Construction, LLC - for using a pre-cast concrete elevator shaft in very dangerous soil conditions, which reduced the exposure of employees in the hole from five weeks to a few days.
  
  
• Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC - for a "Roll-Over Prevention" campaign that helps drivers understand the causes of rollovers and how they can be prevented.
  
  
• Elford, Inc. - for using a roof vent boot dust collector on a sawzall, to eliminate the need for respiratory protection while using a sawzall for demolition.
  
  
• Gilbane Building Company - for a "Safety Champion" campaign that honors a non-Gilbane employee for safety excellence, such as an owner, trade contractor or vendor working on a Gilbane site.
  
  
• Messer Construction Co. - for a safety "dos and don'ts" photo book of construction work practices.
  
  
• The Righter Co. - for a rope-grab fall protection system used with piling operations.
  
  
• Turner Construction Co. - for a "peer inspection system," which encourages field employees to review other Turner jobs in which they are not involved.

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2000/01

• APEX/M & P Construction, LLC
• Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC
• Continental Building Systems
• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.
• DeFabCo, Inc.
• Elford, Inc.
• Gilbane Building Company
• Lawhon & Associates, Inc.
• Lithko Contracting, Inc.
• Messer Construction Co.
• Oberfield's, Inc.
• Pro-Terra Environmental Contracting Co.
• RWS Building Company
• The Righter Co., Inc.
• Smoot Construction
• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
• Turner Construction Company
• Urban Environments, Inc.

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. - for an alarm that sounds when the access hatch of a Hydro-Mobile scaffold is open, eliminating a fall hazard.
  
  
• Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. - for a training video showing the proper use, care and inspection procedures for each type of quick-coupler device the company uses.
  
  
• Messer Construction Co. - for a four-step safety awareness process, including awareness training, senior management commitment, site-specific action steps for the commitment, and accountability.

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1999/2000

• Anderson Concrete Corp.

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

• Elford, Inc.

• EXXCEL Project Management, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• Lawhon & Associates, Inc.

• Lincoln Construction, Inc.

• Lithko Contracting, Inc.

• Martin Painting & Coating Co.

• Oberfield's, Inc.

• Pro-Terra Environmental Contracting Co.

• RWS Building Co.

• The Superior Group, A Div. of Electrical Specialists, Inc.

• TP Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

• Turner Construction Co.

• ADENA Corp. - for lockable cut-off switches used on heavy equipment to prevent non-authorized people from operating the machinery.
  
  
• Bruner Corp. - for a work plan used to avoid confined space entry, which required fabricating 650 feet of welded stainless steel pipe above ground, and lowering the pre-fabricated product into an excavation.
  
  
• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. - for an intensive safety curriculum in the company's apprenticeship training program, requiring 54 hours of safety courses in the first year that can be applied toward credit at Columbus State Community College.
  
  
• Messer Construction Co. - for an incentive program for senior management, with a significant portion of their annual bonus at risk - based on the cost of accidents as a percent of the craft payroll.
  
  
• Smoot Construction - for an incentive/awards program for superintendents that uses a score card to track proactive efforts such as training and inspections.

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1998/99

• Allied Applicators, Inc.

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

• Danis Building Construction Co.

• Dinneen Excavating Co., Inc.

• EXXCEL Project Management, Inc.

• Gilbane Building Company

• Lawhon & Associates, Inc.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Oberfield's, Inc.

• Smoot Construction

• ADENA Corp.

• Continental Building Systems

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

• Danis Building Construction Company

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1997/98

• The Altman Company
• Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
• Build-Mor, Inc.
• Capital Fire Protection Co.
• Continental Building Systems
• The Myron Cornish Co. of Columbus
• Danis Building Construction Co.
• Dinneen Excavating Co., Inc.
• Elford, Inc.
• Lithko Contracting, Inc.
• Martin Construction
• McKnight Development Corp.
• Moseley Elevator Co.
• Oberfield's, Inc.
• Power Maintenance, Inc.
• Smoot Construction
• Thomas Glass Co., Inc.
• Turner Construction Co.
• Urban Environments, Inc.

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

• Danis Building Construction Company

• Lawhon & Associates, Inc.

• Lithko Contracting, Inc.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Smoot Construction

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1996/97

• Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
• Capital Fire Protection Co.
• The Myron Cornish Co. of Columbus
• J.A. Croson Co.
• Dineen Excavating Co., Inc.
• Elford, Inc.
• Lawhon & Associates, Inc.
• Messer Construction Co.
• Moseley Elevator Company
• RWS Building Company
• Smoot Construction
• Turner Construction Co.

• Complete Carpentry, Inc.

• Corna/Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

• J.A. Croson Company.

• Danis Building Construction Company

• DeFabCo, Inc.

• P.J. Dick Incorporated

• Moseley Elevator Company

• Performance Site Co.

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1995/96

• Allied Applicators, Inc.
• E.C. Babbert, Inc.
• Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
• Build-Mor, Inc.
• Butt Construction., Inc.
• Capital Fire Protection Co.
• Construction Systems, Inc.
• The Myron Cornish Co. of Columbus
• J.A. Croson Co.
• Dineen Excavating Co., Inc.
• Elford, Inc.
• Ingle-Barr, Inc.
• Limbach Co.
• Messer Construction Co.
• Newcomer Concrete Services, Inc.
• Smoot Construction
• Thomas Glass Co., Inc.
• The Invironmentalists^TM

• E.C. Babbert, Inc

• Capital Fire Protection Co.

• Elford, Inc.

• Martin Painting & Coating Co.

• Messer Construction Co.

• Pete Miller, Inc.

• Moseley Elevator Co.

• RWS Building Co.

• Smoot Construction