BGI is a General Electric (GE) Preferred Contractor and is one of two subcontracted environmental, health and safety (EH&S) companies GE uses to support their windfarm construction sites. Since 2007, BGI has overseen all aspects of their EH&S program management in the construction of wind towers on locations across the United States and abroad. BGI’s team develops, implements, and manages the site-specific EH&S programs including pre-construction activities, equipment delivery, installation, and the commissioning of wind turbines. Construction subcontractors and commissioning engineers are directly monitored for adherence to all federal, state, and local applicable regulations. BGI provides compliance support services by ensuring that the entire worksite observes Lock-Out / Tag-Out (LOTO), appropriate chemical and waste handling and storage, spill response or remediation, endangered species monitoring, soil resource protection for marshes and fluvial ways, and site reclamation activities once a project is completed.
Our staff is certified to work at heights up to 300 feet. They are also certified in SRK-11® Rescue, as well as Tech Safety Lines StepWise® Arc Flash Lanyard use for self-rescue and evacuation of any worker—up to 300 feet in height. Our personnel are also certified SRK-11® and StepWise® rescue trainers.
