PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based construction management firm LF Driscoll has helped a local hospital reach a record in construction safety.

LF Driscoll’s work at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has achieved Star level status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program for the 20th year in a row — making it the longest-running construction site in the country to maintain OSHA’s highest level of safety.

Approval into the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) is OSHA’s official recognition of employers who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health. The Star level marks the highest level of achievement in preventing and controlling safety and health hazards and continued development, implementation, and improvement of their safety and health management systems.

“We are incredibly proud of the team who has been helping make HUP a model for construction and job site safety for over 20 years,” said Ken Innella, President of LF Driscoll. “Marking 20 years as an OSHA VPP site is a huge accomplishment and underscores how committed LF Driscoll and HUP are to our Safety 360° philosophy of safety for everybody, everywhere, every day.”

In their review of the HUP job site, OSHA particularly praised LF Driscoll’s communication and safety planning before construction begins and the team’s training of onsite staff on hospital rules, LF Driscoll safety policies, and site-specific safety risks and mitigation.