Chantilly, Va. (Sept 17, 2024) — The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), the leader in promoting quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry, has been selected as the recipient of a 2024 National Safety Council (NCS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Safety Champion Award for its BE4ALL Safety Sponsorship Program.
SMACNA was honored for its outstanding achievement in promoting diversity and for its commitment to fostering a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace for all. The SMACNA Safety and Health Committee, in partnership with the sheet metal industry's BE4ALL initiative, created the BE4ALL Safety Sponsorship Program to engage safety professionals who share a vision of improving the industry’s work culture and attracting and retaining a diverse, highly skilled and unionized workforce. Other components of SMACNA’s program are its emphasis on professional development, education, and networking.
“We are incredibly honored to receive recognition from the National Safety Council. We are proud of the meaningful change the program is driving across the sheet metal industry and have seen remarkable progress where every individual is valued and empowered,” said Aaron Hilger, SMACNA's Chief Executive Officer.
Valerie McLane, SMACNA’s Process Improvement Manager, accepted the award on behalf of the association at the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo.
ABOUT BE4ALL:
Launched in December 2021, the BE4ALL initiative is a joint effort of SMACNA, SMART, and the International Training Institute (iTi). BE4ALL seeks to positively impact the industry’s work culture so that SMACNA contractors can attract and retain the best and most skilled workforce possible regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or nationality. BE4ALL will help SMACNA, and our members meet the real-world demand for the best, and most qualified workforce available for our industry, without quotas or other arbitrary demands on companies.
ABOUT SMACNA:
SMACNA is an international trade association representing 3,500 contributing contractor firms and is a leader in promoting quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry. SMACNA members are responsible for effectively delivering the clean air Americans breathe in offices, homes, and hospitals; for many of the attractive facades you see on today’s stadiums and office buildings; and for the comfortable, healthy, and safe living environments in which our citizens live out their daily lives. SMACNA has national offices in Chantilly, Va., outside of Washington, D.C., and on Capitol Hill. For more information, visit www.SMACNA.org.
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