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The Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety, Inc (MICCS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving zero injury on construction jobsite's. MICCS members include construction companies, users of construction services ("owners") design professionals and construction affiliated organizations and companies. MICCS offers a wide variety of services to the industry including membership meetings, seminars and an awards program. In addition, the owner members and many of our contractors agree through MICCS to establish general industry practices as they relate to safety. In this fashion, working through MICCS, the safety standards of our industry can be raised.

ERMCO has played an active role in MICCS since it's inception. As a company, ERMCO has received several honors from MICCS, including the Safety Achievement Award which is an annual award for an outstanding safety commitment and the Safety Leader Award which is given to the electrical contractor with the most outstanding safety program. Individually, former President Jim Maddox received the Board of Director's Award in 2001. Donna Cale, former Safety Directory who retired in 2002 served in several key positions and was recognized for outstanding service as a member of the MICCS Board of Directors. Several ERMCO employees have been honored as outstanding craft person and in 1999 Jim Buis received the Burnie McGinnis Award which is presented to the person who demonstrates the most outstanding individual effort in the area of construction safety.

The Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL), Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA) and the Metropolitan Indiana Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) mutally recognize the importance of a safe and healthful work environment for Indiana's construction workforce.

>ERMCO, Inc. has consistently demonstrated a firm commitment to safety. As a MICCS Certified Contractor, the IDOL Partnership will allow our workforce to be more productive.

Greg Gossett, Vice President of Corporate Operations, serves on the MICCS Board of Directors, the Long Range Planning Committee and the Certification Committee and is the Treasurer for the Executive Board. JD Kyle, Health & Safety Director is on the Safety Director's Council.

ERMCO is a member of the Electric Roundtable which is a national association of electrical and communications contractors who are committed to be the best in class in all phases of their business. Out of the large pool of more than 65,000 electrical contractors in America, eight of the most successful and respected companies have associated together to promote process improvement within the electrical contracting industry.

We share best practices through a combination of top level management meetings, individual company critiques and committee meetings of employees who perform similar functions at each of the companies. The annual Safety Committee was hosted by ERMCO in 2005.

ERMCO has been a member of the Electrical Roundtable since 1998. Other members of the Roundtable include Cleveland Electric in Atlanta, Georgia; E-J Electric in New York; Frischhertz Electric in New Orleans; Maron Electric in Chicago, Illinois; Mona in Clinton, Maryland; Nathan Alterman in San Antonio, Texas; Bruce and Merrilees in New Castle, Pennsylvania.