WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADER - SPECIAL REPORT
Deborah Hampton is first female
Director of Safety at Current Builders
Robin MacLennan
Florida Construction News staff writer
Deborah Hampton joined Current
Builders in November 2019 as the
Risk and Safety Director, a newly ex-
panded role, overseeing risk man-
agement, occupational health,
safety & environmental programs,
and compliance.
One of the firm’s highest-profile
team members, Deborah is the first
woman to hold this position in the
firm’s 48-year history.
“I am honored to nominate Debo-
rah Hampton for this prestigious
recognition. Thanks to her innova-
tion and dedication, countless job
sites have become a safer environ-
ment for thousands of construction
workers,” said Crystal Binford, the
Business Development and Market-
ing Director.
Since joining Current Builders less
than a year ago, Deborah has al-
ready achieved exceptional contribu-
tions including implementing:
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• a return to work program and new
occupational health clinic criteria
to facilitate medical management
(resulting in lower medical costs
and improved medical care for
workers). • the use of root cause analysis into
investigations (resulting in in-
creased awareness at the craft
level of accidents and promoting
the identification of better correc-
tive measures).
• various Competent Person train-
ings for safety staff (resulting in
the increase of greater occupa-
tional health & safety proficiencies
in the field).
• an ergonomics program and mon-
itoring for craft workers (focused
on reducing back injuries).
• safety incentive programs such as
“Caught in the Act” and “I know
my safety steps” (promoting a
safety cultures via positive rein-
forcement). She also participated in Safe +
Sound promoting worker safety via
“Why I work Safe” (promoting a
safety culture), Construction Safety
Week, and OSHA National Safety
Stand-Down to prevent falls in con-
struction as well as implementing a
Behavior Based Safety program pro-
moting a safety culture via what
gets measured gets done.