In a new fleet safety series, CNA, a member of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council, offers MCAA members four infographic posters around the most common claim, auto safety. The posters address common issues including: tips to reduce auto accidents, situational awareness while driving, driving under the influence, and understanding distracted driving. MCAA thanks CNA for sharing these valuable safety resources with the entire membership.

Think about this:

• In 2020, almost 3,000 fatal and over 200,000 nonfatal distraction-related motor vehicle accidents occurred.
  • Commercial drivers are six times more likes to be involved in a critical event when participating in handheld browser activities.
• In 2020, there were fewer vehicles on the road, but the decrease in miles driven did not correlate to fewer accidents.
  • Even with an 11% decrease in miles driven, vehicle accident deaths rose by 8.3%.

Download the four infographics to share with your team. The more conscious we all are of how to prevent auto accidents, the more likely we are to avoid them, and that’s good for everyone!

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:

• Shawn Egan, CNA, Risk Control Consultant

The 2023 MCAA Safety Statistics & Awards program recognizes member company safety performance from 2022. This year the MCAA Safety Excellence Initiative is proud to recognize 86 MCAA members companies. All applicants receive a valuable benchmarking report that will allow them to compare their own 2022 incidence rates with the aggregate rates of the other participating MCAA companies overall, those in the same size category, and with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics incidence rates.

Across the board MCAA contractors have an average recordable rate of 1.2, lower than our own rate last year, and significantly lower than our industry in general by over 60%. As far as lost workday cases go, MCAA members once again performed better than last year with a .27 rate compared to non-members rate of 1.9.

Those who qualified also received a certificate of recognition.

The program provides six awards categories including awards for zero recordable cases, zero lost workday cases, recordable cases incidence rates that are 25% or more below the industry average, lost workday cases incidence rates that are 25% or more below the industry average, and two that are a mix of these items.

MCAA is pleased to give the following contractors special recognition for their safety performance.

Zero Recordable Cases

• Bayes, Inc.
• S&D Mechanical, Inc
• James T. Kay Co., Inc.
• Advanced Mechanical Corp
• ACSI Mechanical (American Combustion Service, Inc.)
• Allison Mechanical, Inc.
• Leibold Inc.
• J. WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL GROUP, INC
• Gunthorpe Plumbing and Heating
• Smith-Boughan, Inc.
• The YMI Group, Inc.
• Neptune Plumbing & Heating Co.
• Mecco LLC
• Power Process Piping
• AJ Allen Mechanical Contractors Inc.
• Westside Mechanical Group
• Denali Construction Services
• Air Temp Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
• Loescher Heating & Air Conditioning, Co.
• G.E. Mechanical, LLC
• Air Comfort LLC
• Sexson Mechanical Company
• North Mechanical Contracting, Inc
• Bumler Mechanical
• Suttles Plumbing and Mechanical Corp
• Progressive Mechanical Inc.

Zero Lost Workday Cases

• Warner Mechanical Corporation
• Modern Controls, Inc.
• Armistead Mechanical NJ
• Rite-Way Plumbing & Heating Inc.
• Stirrett Johnsen, Inc.
• PCI Services, Inc.
• Thermalair, Inc.
• Armistead Mechanical- NY
• Ainsworth, Inc- PA
• Corrigan Company
• Herrman & Goetz, Inc.
• DebonAir Mechanical
• Haberberger, Inc.
• UMC. Inc.
• McCloskey Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
• Horwitz, LLC
• Winger Contracting Company
• Nooter Construction Company
• A.O. Reed & Co.
• Total Facility Solutions
• Apollo Mechanical
• W. Soule & Co.

Congratulations to all award winners and thank you to everyone who submitted. MCAA members’ focus on safety & health is objectively above average and your support of this programs highlights your company’s commitment to safety.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA has begun a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and to reduce hazards which are causing or likely to cause serious injuries and fatalities from falls while working at heights. Considering that falls remain the leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries in all industries, and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections, the agency has determined that an increase in enforcement and outreach activities is warranted.

The targeted enforcement program is based on historical Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data and OSHA enforcement history. BLS data shows that of the 5,190 total fatalities in 2021, 680 were associated with falls from elevation, about 13 percent of all deaths. “This national emphasis program aligns all of OSHA’s fall protection resources to combat one of the most preventable and significant causes of workplace fatalities,” said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Doug Parker.

The program establishes guidance for locating and inspecting fall hazards and allows OSHA compliance safety and health officers to open inspections whenever they observe someone working at heights. An outreach component of the program will focus on educating employers about effective ways to keep their workers safe. If a compliance officer determines an inspection is not necessary after entering a worksite and observing work activities, they will provide outreach on fall protection and leave the site.

“MCAA supports the focus on improving fall prevention, including the outreach and education to prevent falls across all industries.” said Raffi Elchemmas, MCAA Executive Director of Safety, Health, and Risk Management. MCAA has several resources on working at heights, including videos and programs on Aerial Lift Safety, Fall Prevention and Protection, Ladder Safety, and Scaffold Safety.