January 25th, 2018
by Tara Lukasik

Carl L. Harris, president and chief executive officer of Carl Harris Company in Wichita, Kan., received the Leadership in Construction Safety Award from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for its 12th annual NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE). The awards program recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for outstanding safety programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry. Harris was one of 12 winners selected for a commitment to strong safety and health programs in the residential construction industry.

“Safety permeates all aspects of home construction, and is an ever-present factor whenever a builder, remodeler, subcontractor or multi-unit home builder steps onto the jobsite,” said David Miller, chairman of the NAHB Construction Safety and Health Committee. “These excellent builders and remodelers unapologetically enforce safety procedures so that everyone walks off the worksite and gets home without injury. I commend these honorees for taking pride in worksite safety and integrating it as a critical component of their business success.”

Carl Harris Company Inc., co-founded in 1985 by Carl Harris and his children, is a specialty subcontracting firm specializing in structural steel and precast concrete erection services. Over the last 30-plus years, Carl Harris Company has helped change the skylines of southcentral Kansas. Carl L. Harris, a senior honor man from Wichita State University, worked his way through college as an ironworker

The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction.

About the Author
Tara Lukasik
Tara Lukasik is an editor for the International Code Council, working out of its Western Regional Office in Southern California. Starting with the International Conference of Building Officials as the managing editor of its Building Standards Magazine, she has more than 25 years of experience in writing and editing feature content and advancing digital newsletters and magazines from conception to completion. She is currently putting her experience to good use managing the Code Council's Building Safety Journal and its BSJ Weekly newsletter, which connects construction professionals with the Code Council community and the latest industry news and resources. A California native, she enjoys volunteering in her local community and exploring the Golden State with her husband and three spoiled dachshunds. Follow her on Twitter @ICCTLukasik and Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/taralukasik.