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Knox Hills Named Actus IIF Americas Recipient

Knox Hills was recently named recipient of the 2009 Lend Lease Americas Incident and Injury Free (IIF) Project of the Year award. This award is given to only one Actus location in the United States yearly. Knox Hills received the award for a number of accomplishments, including logging more than one million hours from December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2009, without a lost-time injury.

 

Project Director, Matt Wilbourn, is quick to point out an award such as this is not possible without the efforts of each employee. “We have always known that we have a great team here at Knox Hills. And simply put, you cannot receive this type of recognition without a great team,” he said.

 

Asset Manager, Whitney Trusty, agreed, stating, “Safety initiatives and goals are set, and training is enforced at all projects. But it’s the special group of caring people we have here that make these efforts successful. They truly watch out for each other, making sure safety is a top priority. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to work with. We all strive to go above and beyond when it comes to safety, because simply put, we all want to see everyone go home to their families each night and show up for work safe the next day.”

 

Safety and Loss Control Specialist Dan Meredith said he notices many safety-conscience workers on his daily routine visits to site areas, including change of maintenance teams, cleaners, painters, individual community centers and service techs working in the field. He said he is constantly reminded by these individuals that the Knox Hills group cares about safety because they feel cared about by management.

 

 “I think the leadership of this organization tries to show people who work here every day that they truly care about them and that they are not just a number or a statistic; they are a member of a family. Good, bad or indifferent, families always take care of each other. When people know someone else cares about them, they will care about themselves,” he said.

 

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