Shapiro & Duncan Hires New Safety Director

ROCKVILLE, Md. (June 20, 2018)—Dedicated to providing cutting-edge mechanical solutions—including pre-construction, engineering, construction, design-build, fabrication, installation and maintenance services—Shapiro & Duncan announces their safety director, Guillermo Mendoza, who will direct all safety initiatives, ensuring that clients always receive the highest quality work product delivered in well supervised and safe environment by construction professionals. 

“I am excited to be working with a team who values safety and has adopted key preventive methods for a safe work environment. My objective is to enhance the safety culture at Shapiro & Duncan and ensure that our workers will always see safety as a solution to protect themselves and their coworkers, and not just an obligation to follow rules,” said Mendoza.  

With 18 years of experience in the construction industry, Mendoza brings a lot of knowledge, experience and technical skills to the Shapiro & Duncan safety team. Mendoza plans to implement strategies to help achieve a 100 percent injury- and accident-free workplace by reinforcing the strongest safety and control approaches such as:  

• Conducting safety training and continual education 
• Having three dedicated, full-time safety professionals frequently monitoring jobsites 
• Requiring Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour hour certification for all field employees and OSHA 30-hour certification for all site supervisors 
• Conducting “tool box talks” weekly and covering emergency preparedness monthly as part of the safety education program on each job site 
• Running hazard assessments to identify areas that might need improvement before the incidents occur
• Rewarding employees through safety incentives 

As of 2017, Shapiro & Duncan’s experience modification rate (EMR) reached an all-time low, dropping from .78 to .70 in a five-year stretch. The company attributes these numbers to the rigorous safety measures they have reinforced over the last decade. Their EMR has exceeded the industry average by 16 to 30 percent since 2008 and is currently at its all-time low. With the valuable addition of Mendoza to the safety management team, Shapiro & Duncan is more committed than ever to providing their employees with the skills they need to work safely and productively.

For more inforamtion, visit shapiroandduncan.com.