October 5, 2022-- The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is pleased to announce that Theodore Goloboski III, CEO, Belfast Valley Contractors, Dundalk, MD, received the ASCC Member Owner/Executive Safety Award for 2022, presented September 29 at the association’s Annual Conference in Cleveland. The award recognizes one owner/executive of a contractor member company who displays a clear focus and passion for safety and provides leadership that creates a best-in-class safety culture.

In their nomination, Belfast Valley’s employees noted: “Our CEO is a great example of how a leader should approach safety. He holds monthly risk management meetings with our insurance company, monthly in-person safety meetings with superintendents, and twice weekly virtual calls with all management devoted to safety. He believes in training and re-training to make sure our focus is always on safety.”

Heather Keogh, vice president of Diversified Insurance Industries had this to say. “A strong consistent leader is always accountable for team results. He works from the perspective of extreme ownership. All results are a reflection of leadership, so he owns the outcomes.”

Belfast’s EMR for 2022 was .76 with 867,086 employee hours worked.

The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) is a specialty council dedicated to making ASCC contractors the safest in the industry. The Council board consists of safety and insurance professionals from all aspects of the concrete contracting industry. Council activities include publication development, review and monitoring of ASCC events and materials for safety compliance, member education, a safety awards program, and a safety/insurance hotline.

The ASCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete and to providing them a unified voice in the construction industry.

Members include concrete contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers and others interested in the concrete industry, such as architects, specifiers and distributors.  There are approximately 715 member companies in the United States and 12 foreign countries. For more information visit the web site www.ascconline.org or call (866) 788-2722.