Arlington Heights contractor receives safety honors

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Sheet Metal Werks recently placed third within the 50,001-100,000 man-hour category of the 2016 Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association Safety Excellence Award Program.

The Arlington Heights-based company, along with 138 other firms in the United States and Canada, participated in this year's SSEAP. Chapter members with the highest level of survey participants secured recognition for their outstanding safety and health records. First and second place winners in the same category included Lyon Sheet Metal Inc. of St. Louis, Mo., and Corn States Metal Fabricators Inc. of West Des Moines, Iowa, respectively.

"We have worked diligently as a total team effort throughout the company to try and be the best when it comes to safety every day, and continue to work hard daily on making improvements to our safety program," said Kevin Ryan, president of Sheet Metal Werks. "With feedback from everyone involved from top to bottom, it has paid huge, successful dividends."

According to Michael McCullion, SMACNA director of market sectors and safety, "The SSEAP has been conducted for United States contractors for over 20 years. This year, we instituted the first Canadian version (SSEAP-C) to recognize Canadian members for safety excellence. The goal of every SMACNA member is to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all workers. Our members take safety very seriously and strive for continued safety excellence."