May 2006 - HBR Awards

Houston Business Roundtable Recognizes Evergreen

As part of its commitment to the safest operations possible, Evergreen participates in the Houston Business Roundtable (HBR), and was honored as a Safety Mentor company at their Safety Excellence Awards banquet May 5, 2006. Evergreen mentored nominees and finalists for the award. "It's an honor to share best practices and help other companies improve their safety programs," said Rick Pitman, Evergreen Vice-President, "We're proud to be part of a program that helps improve the level of safety performance throughout the industry."

Evergreen has been actively involved in the HBR’s Safety Excellence Award program for many years as both a participant in the award program and in service on the committee that oversees and has recently made revisions to further enhance the program. Each company that wins the HBR Safety Excellence Award the year before acts a mentor for the following year.

This position is considered the highest honor a company can receive.

The companies mentor in a category other than the one they won, and a representative from each company assists the HBR Safety Award committee during the entire safety award process, from reviewing programs, assisting companies that will be audited and answering any questions that may arise during the process. "Because of companies like Evergreen and their willingness to share information and practices, the safety performance of industrial contractors in Houston continues to improve," said Bill Bobo, HBR's executive director.