HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 4, 2009) – Leopardo’s safety director, Jim McInerney, was recently appointed co-chair of the “Build for 2016” Safety and Security Subcommittee along with Ron Phillips of Aon. Build for 2016 is a task force formed by the Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates (ASA) Chicago to foster local construction allegiance and influence to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics.

As co-chairs, Jim and Ron will oversee the subcommittee’s development of the safety and security requirements for contractors that build for the 2016 Olympics. This includes coordinating with Homeland Security, contractor pre-qualification requirements, safety and security program design for all venues and support, and insurance requirements for contractors. Additionally, the co-chairs will be working closely with the Labor, Contracts and Infrastructure subcommittees.

As safety director at Leopardo, Jim oversees risk management operations, including environmental, health and safety on all construction processes. With 15 years of industry experience, he has directed risk management on more than 5000 projects valued at over $2.5 billion.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 8:30 am and is filed under Personnel, Safety.