One company, one set of rules
On a typical project with many subcontractors, every company brings its own training, habits and expectations. Gaps appear where those differ. HSM reduces them by self-performing most of the work, including electrical, mechanical (HVAC and plumbing), low voltage and security, interior systems, carpentry and millwork, painting, and doors and hardware.
Our people know our hazard assessment process, our site rules and our expectations before they arrive at a new project. There is no need to bring several separate safety cultures into line.
Consistency matters most when people are tired, rushed or working in a new place. Familiar rules are easier to follow.
Fewer handoffs, fewer surprises
Many incidents happen at the point where one trade hands an area to another. Overhead work meets floor work. A ceiling crew finishes while the electricians are still pulling wire. With our own trades coordinated under one schedule, we plan those overlaps and sequence work so people are not working above or beside one another without a plan.
Our project managers can speak directly to the crew leader involved, and a change in plan reaches everyone on the same day.
Trained people we know
Our crews work together from project to project. Foremen know who is new, who is an apprentice and who has experience with a particular task. That knowledge helps them assign work sensibly and supervise where it is needed most.
Our electrical, mechanical and interior crews also understand each other's work, so they can anticipate hazards that one trade creates for another. A framer knows when a pipe fitter will be nearby, and an electrician knows when a ceiling is about to close.
Shared lessons
When something is learned on one site, it can be passed to every crew quickly. A near miss reported by the electrical team can inform how the interior systems crew plans its next job. This is much harder when the people involved belong to many different employers.
Self-performing does not remove every hazard. It does give us more control over how those hazards are managed.
Questions we hear
Do you use subcontractors at all?
A few, for specialized work we do not perform ourselves. They are prequalified, oriented and held to the same rules as our own crews.
Which trades does HSM self-perform?
Electrical, mechanical (HVAC and plumbing), low voltage and security, interior systems, carpentry and millwork, painting, and doors and hardware.