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ences,” the company states. “We do this Safety Culture
by providing superior customer service
and performing even the smallest detail
right, the first time. This high level of
achievement is a result of the personnel
employed by Mascaro. Quality people
build quality projects.”
Mascaro provides design/build, con-
struction management, and negotiated
general contracting services.
The company believes that “this allows
us to provide the best project manage-
ment solution to control cost, quality, and
schedule. From senior management to
field personnel, we firmly believe that
when you build with Mascaro, you build
with the best.”
Mascaro says it has been involved in
sustainable design since 1993 when it
completed the Heinz Family Foundation
and Office projects, one of the first green
buildings in the area.
“Over the past several years, we have
assisted several owners in the LEED certi-
fication process,” the company says.
These projects included museums,
retail stores, conference centers and
apartment buildings.
determined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Mascaro says it understands the impor-
tance of preventing accidents and
injuries. “Accident prevention and loss
control are core values in Mascaro’s busi-
ness philosophy and safety is an integral
part of all operations,” the company says.
“We recognize that our people are our
most valuable resource. Their safety is of
principle concern at all levels of manage-
ment. Every responsible effort is made
by Mascaro to maintain a safe and proac-
tive workplace for our employees, sub-
contractors, clients, their employees and
the public.”
The company has developed various
safety policies and programs that, it says,
often exceed applicable local, state and
federal requirements for jobsite safety,
including OSHA. “In addition, Mascaro
has created a work environment in
which all employees are aware of the
importance of safety and are encouraged
to actively participate in making their
working conditions safer and more pro-
ductive,” the company says.
Mascaro says its accident rates are less
than one-half the national average as
Statistics. Its workers’ compensation loss-
es are 40 percent below the industry
average, it adds.
“As a testament to our commitment to
safety, Mascaro was invited to participate
in the Master Builders Association
[MBA], Pittsburgh Building and
Construction Trades, and the Pittsburgh
OSHA’s Construction Industry
Partnership Program that recognizes con-
tractors with the best safety programs
and accident rates in the industry,” it
says. “Mascaro is also an active member
of the MBA and Pittsburgh Building
Trades Drug Free Partnership Program;
as such, all Mascaro jobsites are designat-
ed as drug-free workplaces."
Mascaro says all employees are encour-
aged to take an active part in preventing
accidents. “Every level of Mascaro’s proj-
ect team has specific safety responsibili-
ties and is held accountable for imple-
menting project safety programs on their
projects,” the company emphasizes.
“Alternatively, employees are recognized
and rewarded for proactive safety behav-
iors and accident-free projects.” ■
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