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COMPANY’S CONSTRUCTION LINE ACHIEVES 1 MILLION MAN-HOURS WITHOUT INCIDENT

No one ever wants to put their workers in harm’s way while on the job. That’s a given.


But to actually make safety a consistent reality on the job site, it takes countless hours of training and a 24/7, 365-day a year commitment to making it happen.

At Danos, they do that — in a big way. And they have the success stories to show for it.

In mid-July, Danos announced that its construction service line had worked 1 million man-hours without a recordable incident as classified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).


The construction service line joins other facets of the local company to achieve the feat, including the materials management service line, which did it in late 2017 and the fabrication services line, which conquered the feat in 2016.

One million hours of incident-free work is amazing — almost difficult to imagine. To put it all into perspective, here’s a little simple math. One million hours divided by an average 8-hour work day comes out to 125,000 work days without incident. Those 1 million hours, of course, are pooled amongst the construction service line’s 600-plus employees — a total team effort for those involved.

Danos owner Mark Danos said the achievement isn’t taken for granted, calling it a monumental day for the company any time it happens.


“This is really an incredible milestone for us,” Mark Danos said. “Anytime we reach an achievement such as this, it feels great knowing that we are doing our job in keeping our employees safe. Safety has always been and continues to be our No. 1 priority, and we want our employees to return home in the same condition that they came to us.”

To get to that point requires more than just words. It takes action and a strong commitment to keeping workers safe when they are on the clock for the company around the world.

Mark Danos said the company’s commitment to worker safety is long-standing and will be forever present within the corporation.


Mark said when his father, Hank Danos, and his brother, Al, helped start the business in 1947, one of their foundational pillars was keeping workers free from accident.

Mark Danos said his father took the issue to heart and made it a point to meet with anyone who may have been injured on the job in an effort to learn more about what happened and, more importantly, how it could be prevented in the future.

“Danos has been a leader in the service industry from the very beginning dating back to 1947,” Mark Danos said. “In the early years of his career, my father held the responsibility of first responder to accidents, which allowed him to meet with anyone who was involved in an accident. He realized that safety is a complex issue requiring employee training, culture shaping and commitment from management to improve safety and reduce incidents. From the beginning, Danos has understood the importance of training and examining situations to avoid injury at a time when other companies disregarded concern for safety.”


The emphasis for safety is more commonplace now, of course, as most every business has departments dedicated to worker training.

But Danos, too, has evolved — even from its role at the front of the pack. They’re now better at their training than ever before, which, of course, turns into successful work on-site without incident.

Mark Danos said the company plans extensively for every scenario, adding that separate plans are made for each, individual project that workers are sent to.


He said hearing stories about how multiple facets of the company have achieved 1 million man-hours without incident is heartwarming, but is also part of the plan — a plan which Danos believes is working because of the buy-in and commitment from all of the business’ employees.

“Safety does not happen by coincidence,” Mark Danos said. “The planning involved is extensive. For example with construction, our managers evaluate the scope of each project and build a team that is best-suited for each job, resulting in higher performance with a lower chance of incidence. For us, it really is all about teamwork. … From the field to the support team, safety success is a credit to the diligence of our entire construction team. We have a robust safety program designed to keep all of our employees safe.”

BY CASEY GISCLAIR