D.C. Woman Receives Award For Safety In The Construction Industry
March 20, 2012
A Washington, D.C., woman was recently given an award for her achievements in safety in the workplace. According to an article released by The Washington Informer, she was recognized for being the first African-American woman to achieve 50,000 craft hours without having a lost-time accident.
She began her career in 2002 as a laborer on the Pentagon Renovation Project and has since completed an apprenticeship program with a local construction company. She is now one of the foremen on the Washington, D.C., Convention Center Hotel, which is currently under construction in Ward 4—the neighborhood she grew up in and still lives in today.
She takes great pride in her job of supervising laborers and carpenter apprentices while making sure they have a safe place to work. This pride, she believes, leads to the overall success of her projects.
She says that her next goal is to work her way up to general foreman, and she encourages other women to also pursue careers in construction. She added that women can have great success in the field “if they are willing to work.”
The Washington DC Construction Accident Lawyers with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers would like to take this opportunity to applaud this woman for her hard work in raising the bar for worker safety in the construction industry. Her achievements set a high standard of safety that others will hopefully be inspired to reach.
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