Lehigh Hanson subsidiary Campbell Concrete & Materials, LLC, was recently recognized by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) as part of its 2019 Excellence in Safety Awards Program. Eight Campbell plants in South Texas were selected as Gold Recipients for their safety achievements.

The NRMCA Safety Contest has for many years been a safety performance and incentive/award program aimed to foster safe practices at ready mixed concrete plants across the nation and recognize those plants who have great safety records. In November 2008, the NRMCA Safety Task Group updated the “Excellence in Safety Awards Program” to a 3-tier system and began basing the winning facilities from the latest OSHA / Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Incident Rate available for the ready mixed concrete industry. Starting in 2009 only those plants with an incident rate below the national average receive awards.

To receive “Gold” recognition plants must have an incident rate equal to zero. The NRMCA also uses the award submittal data to set their 2020 benchmarks for safety standards. This year, 1,452 plants submitted entries and 918 received Gold Recognition.