McKenney's, Inc. Fostering a Strong and Healthy Construction Safety Culture in Southeast USA

Atlanta, GA, April 18, 2016 (Newswire.com) - McKenney’s, Inc. is the Southeast’s most trusted name in facility construction, operation and maintenance. As one of the company's corporate values, their goal is to provide a safe and healthy work environment for their employees and customers.

Over the past two decades, zero-incident companies have experienced success when making the connection between safety and quality. With that in mind, McKenney’s has added planning processes, new technologies and root cause analyses of incidents and near-misses to continue building the safety-quality connection. McKenney’s safety culture focuses on three main factors that present “dynamic” hazards: People, Materials and Environment. 

People: The company provides continuous safety training for all their employees, and have a dedicated team of safety professionals that can provide support to manage facility safety.

Materials: Performing work safely and at the highest level of quality requires the right tools and equipment in working order. They use only the best tools and equipment and conduct daily Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) to provide their field teams with methods to reduce hazards on site.

Environment: They are using a digital safety-data gathering tool to observe, report, eliminate and track “at-risk” behaviors and site conditions during all their service calls. They also work with industry partners to share best practices, provide support and benchmark safety outcomes.

From technical help and training to safe, quality production and communications, their safety culture is helping the company deliver top-notch results safely. Mckenney’s was recently awarded the 2015 Safety Excellence Award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) that honors companies across the United States who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to and execution of safety strategies. They won the award in largest size category: Category 5 – over one million work hours. McKenney’s is the first MCAA member of Georgia and North Carolina to be recognized in Category 5. 

About Us:
McKenney’s is the Southeast’s most trusted name in facility construction, operation and maintenance. For more than six decades, our proven approach has ensured high-quality, energy-efficient solutions at every stage of a building.

Contact Us:
McKenney’s, Inc.
1056 Moreland Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
404-622-5000

3601 Performance Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
704-357-1200

[email protected]
http://www.mckenneys.com

Source: McKenney's, Inc.