Hunzinger Construction Manager Earns Safety Award
The recognition of Bob Krien highlights the increasing importance of site-specific safety leadership in regional construction.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2026 in Construction
Hunzinger Construction safety manager Bob Krien has received the Safety Professional of the Year award. Krien brings 29 years of construction industry experience to the role, including two decades as a mason.
Why it matters
The award recognizes the critical role of dedicated safety professionals in maintaining compliance and reducing risk on large-scale construction sites. For operators, it underscores the value of field-trained safety managers who blend hands-on masonry experience with formal OSHA certification.
Krien brings 29 years of total industry experience, including 23 years spent as a mason, to his current safety role. He has served as a safety manager at Hunzinger Construction for seven years, overseeing compliance and training programs across multiple regional project sites.
The players
Bob Krien
A veteran construction safety manager with 29 years of industry experience and former experience as a mason.
Hunzinger Construction
A Milwaukee-based commercial construction firm that manages large-scale institutional and corporate facility projects.
The details
In his role, Krien supervises on-site safety personnel tasked with developing and enforcing site-specific safety programs. He conducts regular inspections to ensure adherence to OSHA standards and trains field teams in hazard recognition, a process that requires both technical regulatory knowledge and practical site experience. His qualifications include OSHA 30, 510, and 500 certifications, as well as a bachelor's degree in occupational and environmental health and safety.
Timeline
2019: Bob Krien joined Hunzinger Construction.
- 2026-10-12
Article publication date.
Market Landscape
The professionalization of on-site safety management marks a shift in how firms approach OSHA compliance. This development follows a broader trend of integrating formal safety certifications into the leadership structures of major construction projects.
Operators should review their own site safety protocols to ensure they align with the latest OSHA training standards. Investing in safety managers with both field experience and formal certifications can reduce liability and project delays.
The takeaway
Safety leadership in construction is increasingly moving toward a model that prioritizes formal degree-backed expertise combined with years of field experience. Operators should look to benchmark their own safety programs against these professional qualifications.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids.
