May 15, 2007
DBM Contractors
Federal Way's DBM Contractors promoted
Bob Birdsall to safety director. Birdsall has served as the chairman of the firm's safety committee since 1994. Since then, DBM's safety record has continuously improved to its current .512 EMR. Birdsall joined DBM in 1967 as an equipment operator and worked his way up to foreman, superintendent, area manager for the North Slope of Alaska Prudhoe Bay, senior estimator and project manager. He co-chairs the safety committee of the International Association of Foundation Drilling's West Coast Chapter. He also is a member of the association's national safety committee.