[VIDEO]Bechtel's 31-million Safe Work Hours at Nuclear Reactor Motivated by Charitable Giving

Nov 17, 2015

Bechtel has completed construction of Watts Bar Unit 2 in Tennessee. Charlie Duckworth talks about how the workforce has achieved 31 million safe work hours during the course of the project. Motivation to continue this successful record was found when safety was linked to charitable giving. Learn more about our commitment to safety here: http://bit.ly/1S6uwlv

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