National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) Institute, a U.S. non-profit focused on the construction and engineering industry, and Bechtel, a leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, have announced a new partnership to advance safety practices and engagement of craft professionals on construction sites.
Through NHEO’s “Building a Safer Future” campaign, Bechtel aims to impact more than one million people to reduce and eliminate construction-related hazards. The campaign will recognize and support craft professionals of Hispanic heritage as they innovate to build a safer construction culture.
“Workforce training and engagement is a critical pillar in our vision to build a safer future. Through our partnership with industry leaders like Bechtel, construction workers will get access to leading expertise and support as they create a safer culture for their crews,” said JP Giometti, NHEO Institute Board Member.
“Bechtel’s partnership with NHEO Institute and its vibrant community, combining our experiences and expertise, will create solutions to our industry’s critical safety challenges,” said Christopher Forbes, innovation lead at Bechtel’s Environmental, Safety and Health. “We are looking forward to innovating with our partners and our craft colleagues to make construction sites a safer place.”
Building a Safer Future is NHEO Institute’s U.S.-wide campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs. It includes management leadership, craft professional participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in the workplace.
The partnership with Bechtel will include hands-on work with crews on the company’s construction sites in the U.S. with large teams of Hispanic heritage to engage crews in finding solutions to make measurable progress in select focus areas. Teams will be recognized for the innovative safety practices they implement. Solutions with proven results will be shared and adopted across Bechtel projects around the world.
NHEO was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX with more than 20,000 community members.
Bechtel has completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries. They operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals.
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