Recognition
2011 Alaska Governor's Safety Award of Excellence -- commended for our safety program which starts immediately upon initial employment and at the same time, starts "from the top down" so that employees and stakeholders all have a stake in safety. With an average of 92 employees we had a zero DART rate for the last three years.
One of the Nation's Safest Construction Companies 2010 receiving a First Place in our category -- chosen by The Associated General Contractors of America, .
Best New International Construction Project 2010 -- chosen by The Associated General Contractors of America. "The Umm Qasr Pier and Seawall ... is a strategic shipping area for Iraq ... often the target for unfriendly groups throughout the region. West ... was on site within days of receiving a request for assistance to construct a vital pier. Because the fixed portion of the pier was on unstable soil, the work was completed from a barge instead of on land. The work force was 70 percent Iraqi, requiring West ... to train more than 60 individuals in surveying, pile driving and heavy equipment operation."
Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Safety Record 2009 Heavy / Industrial Division -- chosen by The Associated General Contractors of America: Zero Incidence Rate 50,000 work hours and over.
Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Safety Record 2008 Highway Division -- chosen by The Associated General Contractors of America: Zero Incidence Rate 50,000 work hours and over.
Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Safety Record 2007 Heavy / Industrial Division -- chosen by The Associated General Contractors of America: Zero Incidence Rate 50,000 work hours and over.
Certificate of Achievement in Safety 2008 awarded by the United States of America Department of Labor for our outstanding record at Indian Creek Quarry: 5,034 employee-hours worked without a lost workday injury.