Ohio among top states for workplace safety, study shows

Ohio is among the top 10 safest states when it comes to workplace safety, according to a new study.

The study done by Bader Scott Injury Lawyers showed that Ohio is the ninth safest state for workplace safety.

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News Center 7′s Nick Foley spoke with Jeremy Stockwell, the Director of Safety for Shook Construction, about what works for them in terms of keeping workers safe. At any given time, their 400 employees and thousands of sub-contractors are working on dozens of projects, like the construction of the new junior-senior high school in West Carrollton.

The company’s focus on safety has earned them the Dayton Chamber of Commerce’s Auman Award for Safety Excellence two years in a row and the Association of General Contractors’ Construction Safety Excellence Award.

“I rely on my regional safety managers to be out in the field constantly evaluating the status of all of our projects and where we’re how we’re doing,” Stockwell said. “And all of those projects have great build teams that we collaborate very well with project managers and superintendents who are very open and honest with us about where their needs are.”

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Stockwell said workplace safety awards are only as good as the workers who follow company guidelines. As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00 , while the recognition is nice, it comes down to the men and women on construction sites putting the message into action.

“The ultimate goal is each one of these men and women out here go home, go home every day as a family. So is we – the more people we can get to help us do that, we’re happy to have that help,” he said.

In addition to the junior-senior high school, Shook Construction is also currently building the new 95,000-square-foot elementary school in West Carrollton. That project is expected to be completed by the start of the 2025-26 school year.