News: United Services Group awarded 2nd straight Gold Safety Award
Charlotte, North Carolina – United Services Group was named a recipient of the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Gold Safety Award for the second straight year. This is the highest safety award issued by the Department of Labor in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Labor recognizes companies throughout the state that achieves and maintain good safety records for a complete calendar year. United Services Group has been honored by the North Carolina Department of Labor in each of their first two calendar years in business.
The Department of Labor designed this program to stimulate interest in accident prevention and to promote safety in the workplace by providing an incentive to employers and employees to maintain a safe and healthful workplace. The awards program was founded in 1946.
Stephen Gillman, Co-Owner of United Services Group said: “This award is really driven by our craft: the men and women, whom day in and day out make it their priority to provide a safety first obligation to the services we provide the power industry.” The gold award is awarded to organizations who maintain a D.A.R.T. case rate at least 50 percent below the statewide rate for its industry.
Stephen continues, “being able to receive the gold award in each of our first two full years in business really shows the power of the individuals that we employ here. Our company motto is ‘Achieving Service Excellence’ and that excellence begins with safety. We could not be prouder of the team we have around us.”
As a company, we are committed to providing our workforce the necessary resources to be safe and successful daily. Every employee plays an integral part in our safety culture and we encourage them to take a hands-on approach while in our home office, on a field assignment and through the development of safety processes for continual company improvement. The buy-in by each member of our staff allows us to provide safety in all we do.
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About United Services Group
United Services Group offers union and non-union field welding and field machining services with expertise in maintenance, life extension, specialty engineering and new construction applications. We have expertise in multiple industries including both nuclear and fuel power generation, pipeline, petrochemical, refineries and other industrial markets. For more information, visit our website at www.united-services.com.