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January 27, 2025

Specialty Contractor under 500K hours

Photo courtesy of EC Electric
EC Electric has certified drone specialists on staff to fly drones over projects and gain birds-eye perspectives of high-risk areas and potential hazards, like this high mast pole install for the Port of Seattle.

EC Electric

EC uses several innovative technological advances in project management. The company’s Building Information Modeling and Prefabrication Department promotes safety by modeling and devloping offsite manufacturing building systems in EC Electric’s prefabrication facility, a controlled environment. This improves safe job performance by minimizing work under challenging jobsite weather conditions, and challenging, repetitive ergonomic environments.

EC electricians use virtual reality wear software and headgear for virtual walkthroughs. This technology enables our employees to identify clashes and to see the final project prior to build out. Additional benefits include identification of areas where fall anchor points should be installed or moved to provide final placement for harness tie-offs.

EC also has certified drone specialists on staff to fly drones over projects and gain birds eye perspectives of high-risk areas and potential hazards.

White Board Briefings

With EC’s daily pre-task planning, the company has added whiteboard briefings across several projects and continue to roll it out on new projects daily, along with training and review of the process with each project team before a project begins. Once the whiteboard approach is reviewed, it is then led by supervisors and involves the entire crew, as an essential part of establishing safety culture and expectations daily.

These briefings are held around a whiteboard to increase awareness of daily tasks and hazards, and encourage teamwork on the mitigation plan to solve problems. Information is recorded on a whiteboard with a template, and the crew comes together to ensure everyone is aligned on safety priorities. This inclusive approach gives all team members a voice in safety discussions, fostering a sense of ownership and shared responsibility across the project. Using insights and experience from those directly involved in the work helps identify and reduce risks more effectively across the company.


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