Health & Safety

Safety first. Our clients expect it, we demand it and our employees live it. CDM Smith's health and safety (H&S) program is based on the principles that people are our greatest asset, accidents and injuries are preventable, and everyone is responsible for safety.

A Look at Our Health & Safety Success in 2021

Delivering on Our Promise to Safely Serve Our Communities

Elements of our successful H&S program include:

Leadership of the Corporate H&S Officer, unit presidents and network of H&S managers in every business unit
Comprehensive H&S training
Accurate reporting, analysis, and investigations
Medical surveillance program overseen by a board-certified occupational physician
Project health and safety plans

Thanks to this vigorous program, CDM Smith has consistently achieved experience modification, total recordable incident, and lost workday incident rates much better than industry average.

CDM Smith has received numerous awards from the National Safety Council. To qualify for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, organizations must maintain a lost workday incident rate equal to or less than 50 percent of the industry average. Perfect Record Awards require 12 months or more of work with no lost time injuries or illnesses. Million Work Hours Awards recognize organizations or projects that have worked more than one million hours without a lost time injury. Certificate of Merit Awards provide recognition of outstanding safety practices and performance. The Superior Safety Performance Award required 10 years without a lost time injury. Safety Leadership awards required 5+ years without a lost time injury.

2021 National Safety Council Awards