Prove impossible wrong: Safety | Suffolk Construction

CONSTRUCTION CAN BE THE SAFEST INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD

Don’t believe the industry statistics — construction can be one of the safest industries in the world.

Explore how Suffolk’s innovative Safer Together approach allows us to safely deliver the most complicated projects and helps us build stronger relationships with our trade partners, creating a ripple effect across the entire industry.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE, NOT CHECK LISTS

Our entire safety methodology is defined by real people and real relationships. Because we know that in the end, when you can identify with someone’s personal life story you will do everything in your power to make sure that individual makes it home safely at the end of the workday.

BUILDING A SAFETY CULTURE... AS A TEAM

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Alex Hall

Executive Vice President, Suffolk Business Systems

Drew Parkinson

Senior Superintendent

PEACE OF MIND THROUGH INNOVATION

Studies have shown that construction workers are more productive and efficient when they feel safer on a project site. The innovative Lightweight Protection System (LPS) or “cocoon” installed on Suffolk’s 60-story Millennium Tower project in Boston was an important factor in our innovative safety approach on that project. The LPS envelops large exterior sections of the building to ensure that workers, tools and equipment do not fall over the side during construction. The LPS is slotted into a rail system that allows the massive panels to rise with the increasing height of the building as floors are added during construction. The mesh design also allows natural light to illuminate work areas while protecting workers from the elements. Our personal approach to safety combined with our commitment to the latest innovations help our team members feel safer because they are safer. And you just cannot put a price on peace of mind.

"THEY HAVE MY BACK AND I HAVE THEIRS."

The culture of the job is really good. Everybody is on board with safety. We all have families and kids so we all want to go home safely at the end of the day. We all take care of each other. We're like a real strong family over here. We have a good atmosphere on this job. It’s probably one of the best jobs I've been on in 30 years.”

Kevin Malone
Carpenter Local 33

I feel like among all the trades and the general, we have a great communication where we know what each other is doing and know where each other is at all times. And they have my back and I have theirs."

Bridgette Nee-Walsh
Ironworker Local 7

We have a real partnership with Suffolk in terms of safety. Suffolk works with us. They point out things that can be improved so we can correct them right away as a team. This is what a partnership should be about. It's everybody’s responsibility to make sure the job is done properly and safely so everybody goes home every afternoon."

Joel Hagan
Carpenter Local 33

THE START OF SOMETHING BIG

We believe no one should worry about returning home safely to their family at the end of a work day. But to achieve a Safer Together working environment, we decided to approach safety differently. By forming stronger, more personal relationships with our trade partners and implementing the most innovative safety solutions and technologies, we are reinforcing a safety culture that emphasizes people and teamwork over process and job titles. By thinking differently and viewing through a different lens, we are at the forefront of a movement we believe will make construction one of the safest industries in the world.

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Boston's Millennium Tower

Boston’s “first neighborhood in the clouds”

575 workers daily at peak manpower
250,000 pedestrians walk the streets surrounding the project site on a daily basis
Tallest residential tower in Boston (60 stories at 685 feet high)
1.1 million square feet of space

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