The Associated General Contractors of America recently named Linbeck Group LLC, Houston, one of the nation’s safest construction companies. The association, which oversees the annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards, recognized Linbeck for the strength of its safety programs and overall safety performance during 2010. Linbeck requires safety training and remedial updates for all its employees, with participation from all subcontracting firms in safety stand-downs (one such, above, took place May 5 in Fort Worth at the Cook Children’s Medical Center project). Linbeck was also recognized for its development and implementation of safety and loss prevention programs.