Hatzel & Buehler, Inc.

Hatzel & Buehler receives “CAM Gold Safety Award”

Hatzel & Buehler was recognized by the Construction Association of Michigan (“CAM”) with the CAM Safety Achievement Gold Award.

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at the CAM annual luncheon, Hatzel & Buehler was presented with this award for achieving zero injuries in 2007 for the 150,000 - 500,000 hours worked category.

Hatzel & Buehler received the CAM Safety Award in 2005 and 2006 for having injury rates below industry averages in the categories of Lost Work Days and OSHA Recordable

The safety of employees and of the general public is of vital concern to the management of Hatzel & Buehler, Inc. It is our intent to conduct all operations of the company in a safe manner for the protection of our employees and of the general public. Each employee shall be assured of a safe and healthful working environment.

We have developed an effective safety and health program, tailored to our business operations and designed to provide the necessary resources to our supervisory personnel in the field. We work closely with our unions to insure that all personnel staffing our projects receive the proper training, personal protective equipment, tools and supervision to perform their work in a safe and healthful manner. We work closely with prime contractors and owners to insure implementation of site-specific safety and health programs.

Our field superintendents and foremen are key to implementation of our safety and health program because they are in constant touch with all employees and are aware of changing conditions. They are charged with conducting a safe, efficient operation at all times. Safety is an operating leadership responsibility and cannot be delegated to a subordinate or to a staff function. Every individual who supervises, directs or controls the work or actions of others is responsible for the safety of each person under his supervision, direction or control.

In order to implement and monitor the safety and health program, a Safety Policy Committee consisting of certain officers and senior managers of the company has been created. The Chairman of the Safety Policy Committee will function as the Corporate Safety Director and report directly to the President of the company.