(MENAFN- PRLog) Dean Steel Buildings, Inc. was recently recognized with a 2018 industry Safety Award from the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA). Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers as it works to promote the metal building systems industry. For over 60 years, its membership has supplied high-quality buildings for use in commercial, retail, office, industrial, institutional, and other end-uses. Safety awards for 2018 performance were presented at the MBMA Spring Meeting held May 1-3, 2019 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

"We are committed to promoting workplace safety and these awards recognize those facilities that set an example for all of us," says Jennifer Oblock, account executive for MBMA. "For our Building Systems members in 2018, 42 plant facilities participated in MBMA's Quarterly OSHA Injury Statistics Program, logging nearly 12 million hours on the job. Our Associate members' awards program extends the focus on safety across the industry to our suppliers' manufacturing facilities as well."

From the 42 manufacturing facilities nationwide that submitted data, seven awards were presented. MBMA's Building Systems Award program has two tiers: the Superior Safety Award, which is for companies that achieved zero recordable incidents in the calendar year, and the Safety Performance Award, which is for plants with an incident rate of 50% or less than the OSHA-reported average for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 332311 (prefabricated metal building and component manufacturing). Recipients of the Safety Performance Award achieved an incident rate of 1.55 or lower. The Associate Member Awards went to four companies with facilities that achieved zero recordable cases for 2018, which is a significant accomplishment.

"We are very proud of our Georgia staff. Their continued commitment to maintaining a safe environment is significant and we are very happy for the national recognition they are receiving", says Nan Dean, President of Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.

Dean Steel Buildings has been in the Metal Building contracting business for over 50 years. In 1972 fabricating began and these same metal building systems continue to be marketed throughout the Southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Four decades of "hands-on" experience are in every component and every system produced. Traditional quality and reliability, combined with design flexibility and personalized service is why Dean Steel Buildings continues to enjoy an outstanding reputation among architects and contractors. For more information, visit http://www.deansteelbuildings.com or call (239) 334-1051.

Contact
Natalie Tursi
Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
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