FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2014
HHCI Earns its 20th STAR Safety Excellence Award
Riverside, CA – May 15, 2014 – Hal Hays Construction, Inc. (HHCI) earned its 20th STAR (Safety Through Awards and Recognition) Award for its outstanding safety performance during the execution of Repair and Upgrade Felix Field Facility 1099 at MCAGCC, Twenty-nine Palms, CA for the Department of the Navy.
“HHCI is honored to have recently received its 20th NAVFAC STAR award. This milestone represents HHCI’s ongoing commitment to excellence in safety for the past several years. HHCI has always strived to be ahead of the curve in all aspects of construction, and this milestone shows that our clients have recognized that effort. I would like to congratulate our entire team on this outstanding achievement, and I look forward to many more accomplishments to come” commented Kirby Hays, President/CEO for HHCI.
The STAR Safety Award provides notable merit to those companies which have demonstrated corporate proactive safety posture throughout the life of a contract and outstanding safety performance during the execution of the project. In order to attain a STAR Safety Award a contractor must complete a project with the below requirements:
- Zero DART incidents throughout the life of the contract
- No significant ($10,000) contractor or government damage for entire length of the contract
- No safety non-compliance notices or stop work orders
- No findings identified during Occupational Safety & Health Administration compliance inspections
- Minimum Overall Above Average performance evaluation – including quality
- Cumulative average score of 90% or better on the contract safety self-evaluation checklist process where required by contract
HHCI is proud to have achieved such a significant safety milestone. Safety is a focus and integral part of every HHCI project. Congratulations to the HHCI Team for this great achievement!