Award-Winning Safety
Langston Construction’s safety program is driven by a dedicated Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team that supports every project from planning through execution. Our approach includes daily safety meetings, regular field audits, quarterly Safety Committee reviews, and our Culture of Care framework built around three core values: Care, Courage, and Courtesy. This commitment to safety excellence has been recognized through industry-leading achievements, including the 2026 AGC CSEA Utility Division 1st Place Award and the CAGC Presidential Safety Award nearly every year since 1991.
Safety Commitment
Safety is a fundamental value at Langston Construction and a top priority on every project. Our award-winning safety culture starts with leadership and extends to every employee, subcontractor, and trade partner with a shared goal of achieving Zero Unsafe Behaviors every day. Through ongoing training, subcontractor qualification, daily safety meetings, Safety Committee Reviews, and employee recognition programs, we maintain a proactive approach to protecting our people and jobsites.
Our utility and energy crews are OSHA 1910.269 qualified and routinely perform civil and structural construction within active substations and energized utility facilities. Our teams are trained to work safely around energized infrastructure, maintain required clearances, recognize electrical hazards, and comply with utility-specific safety requirements. This specialized training supports the safe execution of foundations, structural steel, equipment installations, trenching, grounding, and site development work in operating utility environments.
Before mobilization, every project is supported by a Site-Specific Safety Plan reviewed with the entire team. Daily Job Hazard Analyses are completed and signed by the crews performing the work, ensuring those closest to the task identify hazards and implement controls.
Our commitment is simple: every person goes home in the same condition they arrived. That principle drives decisions related to planning, subcontractor prequalification, equipment, PPE, and operational execution.
The Langston Corporate Safety Committee regularly reviews incidents, near misses, behavioral observations, and leading indicators across active projects. These findings directly influence training programs, toolbox talks, and corporate safety priorities. Safety is embedded into operational performance and is measured alongside schedule, quality, and cost on every project.
ONS Technical Training Facility: Langston’s safety training and certification program operates from a dedicated facility.
Safety program components
Our jobsite focus and corporate safety program include the following operational components, applied consistently across every project regardless of size, division, or geography.
Dedicated EHS Safety Team
A dedicated Environmental, Health, and Safety professional assigned to every project, on site, with stop-work authority.
BCSP Accreditation
All EHS personnel and supervisors are accredited by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
OSHA 1910.269 Qualified Crews
Utility, transmission, distribution, and substation crews qualified for work on or near energized electrical systems.
Subcontractor Prequalification
Subcontractor prequalification and project-specific safety orientations are required before any subcontractor mobilizes on a Langston jobsite.
Corporate Safety Committee
Corporate Safety Committee with cross-divisional representation that meets to review incidents, near misses, trends, and continuous improvement.
Quarterly Safety Committee Reviews
Formal quarterly reviews that audit jobsite safety performance and reset corporate priorities.
Daily Jobsite Safety Meetings
Pre-shift safety meetings at every jobsite covering scope, hazards, controls, and pre-task planning.
Good Catch Incentive Program
An incentive program that rewards employees and subcontractors for identifying and reporting hazards before they cause harm.
Safety Awards and Recognition
A formal Safety Awards and Recognition Program for both Langston employees and subcontractor partners.
Ongoing Training and Certification
Continuous safety training and certification, funded by Langston, covering experiential, classroom, and online formats.
Culture of Care: 3 C’s framework
The Culture of Care framework defines how Langston employees treat each other, our trade partners, and the communities where we build. It is enforced through training, hiring, peer review, and project leadership. The three C’s are not a poster on a trailer wall. They are operational expectations that show up in pre-task planning, peer correction, supervisor coaching, and our annual performance review process.
Care
Care for the safety, well-being, and dignity of every person on the jobsite. We treat near misses as the same priority as incidents, and we plan work assuming people, not paperwork, are the most important deliverable.
Courage
Courage to stop work, escalate hazards, and challenge unsafe behavior regardless of seniority. Every Langston employee carries stop-work authority and is expected to use it without fear of retaliation.
Courtesy
Courtesy in the way crews communicate, share hazard information, and coordinate with trade partners, owners, and the public. A respectful jobsite is a safer jobsite, and courtesy is the operational expression of that principle.
Jim Roberts on safety culture
At the end of the day, our first and most critical demand of ourselves is to ensure that everyone who comes into work for Langston Construction Company leaves at the end of the day as they arrived. Jim Roberts, Principal, Langston Construction
Read more on the careers page about how the Langston safety culture connects to our training, mentorship, and Culture of Care Pledge.