Exceeding Expectations

discussion of crane operator certification requirements, thehazards associated with assembly and disassembly of cranes,and required crane safety devices. Nine Spanish-speakingWBI employees attended a training session hosted by theNC Department of Labor at the Charlotte OSHA office. Thetraining was conducted in Spanish, and centered on the “Big4” hazards in the construction industry: falls; electrical; “struckby,” and “caught between.” The training was especially timely,since the vast majority of OSHA citations and fines, as well asjobsite fatalities, are related to the four most common hazardsto workmen.WBI safety training continued to produce enviable results.On May 17, 2013, the company was recognized by the NorthCarolina Department of Labor for reaching the pinnacle of 1Million hours worked without a Lost Time incident. On behalfof WBI, Jason Sisk and Field Safety Supervisors AndrewBarney, Charles Lilly, and Keith Stanis, accepted the awardfrom Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry at a Raleigh banquet.As Concrete Construction Magazine noted in an article on thecompany, safety was indeed King at Wayne Brothers.Building on its experience and success in the data centerarea, WBI secured new contracts in both Carolinas, andcontinued work on several major projects in South Carolina.With an increasing presence in the Palmetto State, WBIopened a satellite office in Summerville, South Carolina, givingit a location only a short drive from Charleston, Moncks Corner,and the Boeing facility. The office space also provided roomfor a training center located near its SC project sites, and thehomes of SC resident employees.WBI continued to work at its expanding scope of workon the Sierra Nevada facility. Returning to the Baptist HospitalWayne Brothers’ effortsin safety have trulypaid off. WBI worked1,264,274 hours and19 months without aLost Time Accident. Inrecognition of reachingthe Million Hour markWBI received an awardfrom the North CarolinaDepartment of Labor onMay 17, 2013. To receivethe award a companymust work One MillionHours with no injuries orillnesses that resultedin lost workdays.93