Solid Platforms

The most valuable resource of Solid Platforms, Inc. is our employees.

Safety is the greatest responsibility of our company. It is our goal to provide a safe working environment for our employees and those of our client.

Achievement of this goal is realized through the implementation of our Safety Program. Keys to these programs include the following criteria:

Compliant with local, state and federal safety regulations that are in force at each jobsite
Work within the safety guidelines of the jobsite and our client
Develop site-specific safety policies
Act to eliminate any unsafe condition or activity, rather than react to an accident
Establish and maintain a safe working environment
Hold employees accountable for safety
Participate in state and national programs to produce Best Of Class initiatives
Coordinate and implement safety initiatives in partnership with other craft organizations
Specialized safety audits
Weekly safety meetings to produce ideas and uniform safety standards

For more information concerning scaffolding safety, link to OSHA Scaffolding Standard - Scaffolding 1926.451, Subpart L - at www.osha.gov.

BP/Amoco Oil Company - Whiting, Indiana

R & M Procurement - Category 3 - Investing for the Future - 2006
Letter of Recognition for 5 Years With Zero Recordable Injuries - 1999 - 2005
Safety Excellence Award - 1996
Safety Leadership Award - 1995
Safety Leadership Award - 1992

Carpenter Local 1005

Contractor of The Year - 2004
Contractor of The Year - 2002
Contractor of The Year - 1999

Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF)

Industrial Contractor of The Year - 2007
Industrial Contractor of The Year - 2006
Contractor of The Year - 1999

Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS)

Safety Leader Award – 2009
For Outstanding Effort Toward Eliminating Accidents and Injuries in the Construction Industry

Safety Achievement Award – 2009
Specialty Contractor Category – For Their Efforts Toward Ensuring the Safety of Construction Employees

Zero Injury Award - 2006
698,671 Work Hours

National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC)

Zero Recordable Injury Plaque
Top Performance Award - Gold Star - 2007
2,569,267 work hours at BP Products North America

Zero Recordable Injury Plaque
Top Performance Award - Silver Star - 2007
663,473 work hours at BP Products North America

Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit - 2007
80,247 work hours at ArcelorMittal, Burns Harbor

Zero Recordable Injury Plaque
Top Performance Award - 2006
390,107 work hours at BP Products North America

Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit - 2006
59,168 work hours at ArcelorMittal, Burns Harbor

Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit - 2006
53,069 work hours at U.S. Steel Corporation, Gary Works

Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit - 2005
143,045 work hours at U.S. Steel Corporation, Gary Works

Northwest Indiana Business Round Table (NWIBRT)

Contractor of the Year 2007
Contractor of the Year 2006
This award honors the "Best of the Best" in construction safety. It is given to the company that exceeds all expectations and has firmly established a culture of safety first.

Safety Excellence Award - 2008
Safety Excellence Award - 2006
Safety Excellence Award - 2004
Achievement Award - 2003
Achievement Award - 2002
Achievement Award - 2001
Achievement Award - 2000
Recognition Award - 1999
Recognition Award - 1998
Recognition Award - 1997
Safety Excellence Award - 1996
Safety Excellence Award - 1995

State of Indiana

Governor's Workplace Safety Award - 2008

The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC)

Thomas J. Reynolds Award, 2008
Thomas J. Reynolds Award, 2007