Bob Johnson, director of safety, and Deb Boyd, claims manager, of Granite Construction, Inc., received the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award at the 31st IRMI Construction Risk Conference. The award is presented annually by IRMI to recognize a demonstrated commitment to improving construction risk management through the implementation of innovative, cost-effective, and efficient risk management techniques.
Their award-winning program introduced lean construction techniques to the Granite risk management program, resulting in a safer workplace and a reduction in the number of soft tissue-related workers’ compensation claims. Safety and claims worked in sync to manage and reduce the number of open claims and associated costs and expenses. The results have been impressive. In the 3-year period since the lean concepts program was coupled with a rigorous workers’ compensation claims management initiative, the organization has seen significant reductions in claim count, claims costs and associated legal costs.
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