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Making Your Company Safer
The ABC STEP (Safety Training and Evaluation Process) Program was created by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety Committee and was written by contractors for contractors. It is a way for your company to get recognition for safety efforts along with helping ABC identify and develop safety programs for its members.
Benefits of the STEP Program
  • Organized approach for analyzing and developing safety and loss prevention programs.
  • The Key Component system forms a 20 point guide to starting, updating or auditing a company-wide safety program.
  • Incorporates both OSHA required safety data with self-assessment requirements to give a full, wide ranging report on the entire nature of a company's Safety Program.
  • Designed to benefit both large and small contractors alike.

All companies claim that safety is a priority, with STEP you can prove it!
Questions?
Contact an ABC Utah Staff Member at
801.294.5211 or abc.utah@abcutah.org

STEP
STEP - Merit Based SAfety Recognition for the Merit Shop!
Established in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee, the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program was developed and written by contractors, for contractors. There is no charge for this service (unless you are applying for STEP Diamond or Platinum), and your responses are strictly confidential.


Why Join?
Safety is A CORE VALUE - With STEP, You Can BUILD UPON IT
  • Organized approach for analyzing and developing safety and loss prevention programs
  • The Key Component system forms a 20-point guide to starting, updating or auditing a company-wide safety program
  • Incorporates lagging indicator safety performance data with leading indicator use and self-assessment requirements to give a full, wide ranging report on the entire nature of a company's Safety Program
  • Designed to benefit both large and small contractors alike
  • Recognition for ABC members at both National and Chapter level, with various recognition events held throughout the year
  • STEP Diamond and Platinum recipients eligible for ABC National Safety Excellence Award and Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) - CISE award
  • 2013 STEP data shows STEP participants beat BLS national averages in all lagging indicator performance metrics, leading to participant benefits in the pre-bid/bid process and when negotiating insurance rates.

2017 STEP Recipients (based off of 2016 results)

Diamond Level
Jack B Parson Companies
Ron J. Peterson Companies
Platinum
Cameron Construction Company
Granite Construction
GSL Electric
Mountain States Fence Co.
R&O Construction
Redd Roofing Company
Taylor Electric, Inc.
Wadman Corporation
Gold
Big-D Construction
Daw Construction
Greene's Inc
Overhead Door Co. of Bountiful
Sure Steel Inc.
TID Inc.
Whitaker Construction Co.
Green Construction Co.

 Silver
Axis Reclamation & Construction
Hughes General Contractors
IMS Masonry, Inc.
J&M Steel Solutions, Inc.
Kapp Construction & Development Co., Inc.
Lakeview Rock Products, Inc.
Paulsen Construction
Sinc Constructors Co.
Sorensen Construction, Inc.
Unforgettable Coatings

Bronze
Harv & Higam Masonry
M.C. Green & Sons Inc.

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