The Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association sponsors an annual safety award program to encourage its members to strive towards the safest, most risk-free working environments possible. There are two award levels, the Charter Award and the Special Recognition Award, based on accident frequency rates compared to man hours worked in a 12-month period.
Winners of the 2002 Charter Award are:
Suburban Grading and Utilities Inc., Norfold, Va.;
C.A. Barrs Contractor Inc., Yorktown, Va.; and
Southern Construction Co., Petersburg, Va.
Special Recognition Award winners are:
Plecker Construction Co., Staunton, Va.;
Bishop and Settle Construction Co. Inc., Alberta, Va.;
United Contractors Inc., Glen Allen, Va.;
Chemung Contracting Corp., Mitchells, Va.;
Colony Construction Inc., Powhatan, Va.;
North Star Construction Corp., Chesapeake, Va.;
Boss Construction Co. Inc., Mocksville, N.C.; and
Virginia Logos Inc., Richmond, Va.