Camosy Construction Wins 2025 GLCA Safety Awards

Camosy Construction is proud to announce that we have been recognized by the Great Lakes Construction Association (GLCA) with both the Safety Pioneer Award and the GLCA Safety Award for 2025. These honors reflect our continued commitment to proactive safety leadership, strong field execution, and measurable results across our projects.

The GLCA Safety Award recognizes companies for outstanding safety performance within their respective divisions. Camosy earned this award in Division IV, which includes firms with 100,001 to 500,000 annual work hours. This recognition was based on our exceptional safety record in 2025, including the lowest lost workday rate in our division.

In addition, Camosy received the Safety Pioneer Award for developing and implementing an innovative jobsite safety initiative that is now setting a new standard for how we manage safety across our projects.

Award-Winning Safety Performance

Safety is a core value at Camosy Construction. In 2025, our teams demonstrated what that commitment looks like in practice.

Across all active projects, we maintained a strong safety record with zero lost time incidents tied directly to proactive planning, clear communication, and consistent enforcement of safety standards. Achieving the lowest lost workday rate in Division IV reflects not only compliance with OSHA requirements, but a culture where safety is built into every phase of construction.

This level of performance is the result of daily accountability from our field teams, leadership support from our project managers and executives, and strong collaboration with our subcontractors and clients.

Safety Pioneer Award: Village of Schaumburg Jobsite Orientation Initiative

The GLCA Safety Pioneer Award recognizes innovative programs that improve safety outcomes across the industry. Camosy was honored for our Jobsite Orientation Safety Initiative implemented on the Village of Schaumburg New Village Hall project.

From the start of the project, our team identified a key challenge common to municipal construction. Multiple contractors rotate through the site, work occurs near the public, and jobsite conditions change frequently. Traditional onboarding methods were not enough to ensure consistent safety awareness and accountability.

To address this, Camosy developed a comprehensive, site-specific safety orientation program designed to standardize expectations for every individual entering the jobsite.

The program included a 26-slide digital orientation covering OSHA requirements, Camosy safety standards, public protection, incident reporting, PPE, fall protection, ladder safety, electrical safety, and overall site protocols. Each worker was required to complete the orientation and submit a digital acknowledgment through Microsoft Forms prior to mobilization.

Driving Accountability Through Technology and Field Enforcement

The orientation was delivered through Procore and accessible via QR code onsite, making it easy for all workers to complete before arriving on site. Upon completion, each individual received a jobsite-specific hard hat sticker, creating a simple and effective visual verification system.

This approach strengthened jobsite access control and allowed supervisors to quickly confirm who was authorized to be onsite at any given time.

Most importantly, the program was consistently enforced. The standard was clear from day one: No orientation. No sticker. No work.

This level of enforcement, combined with full support from Camosy leadership, subcontractors, and the Village of Schaumburg, ensured 100 percent participation and made safety a requirement for participation, not an option.

Measurable Impact on Jobsite Safety

Because the program was implemented at project startup and maintained throughout construction, it delivered measurable results.

Full documented orientation compliance
Improved public safety awareness
Stronger consistency in incident reporting
Reinforced JHA and toolbox talk expectations
Improved housekeeping standards
Clear communication of fall protection and scaffold tagging requirements
Increased subcontractor accountability

Most notably, since implementation, the project has experienced no safety incidents resulting in lost time.

Setting the Standard for Future Projects

The success of this initiative has led Camosy Construction to expand this model across future projects where applicable. The program is scalable, adaptable, and reinforces the same core principle that drives our safety culture.

Clear expectations, consistent enforcement, and proactive planning lead to better outcomes.

Commitment to Safety Excellence

Winning both the GLCA Safety Pioneer Award and the GLCA Safety Award in the same year highlights the strength of Camosy’s safety program and the dedication of our entire team.

We are proud of this recognition, but more importantly, we remain focused on continuous improvement. Our goal is not only to meet industry standards, but to raise them.

Safety is not a milestone. It is how we operate every day.