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Region VI Active Partnerships with the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) |
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Associated Builders and Contractors
(ABC) Partnerships Utilizing the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP)
STEP was created in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety
Committee to recognize ABC member companies with exceptional safety records. It
is a national program designed to assist its member construction companies in
annually evaluating their safety and health management system performance and
their safety and health training programs. There are four levels of achievement
in the STEP program: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
STEP provides ABC contractor members with a consistent, effective tool to
evaluate safety training programs by using 20 standard "key components" of
safety. Each key component focuses on specific safety and training areas
essential to a successful, effective safety training program. STEP highlights
not only a company's safety and training successes, but also helps to identify
areas where companies can improve their efforts to build a stronger safety
program. STEP recognizes companies that go above and beyond OSHA requirements
for a safe workplace.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration partnered with the Associated
Builders of Contractors on a nationwide basis on February 11, 2000 and this
expired on September 1, 2004. OSHA and ABC agreed to continue the efforts by
having local ABC chapters partner with the OSHA area office in its jurisdiction.
For more information on the STEP program, please go to
Associated Builders and Contractors' webpage.
Below is a list of currently active Region VI partnerships utilizing the STEP
program.
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QUION Cooperative Safety Program |
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#308 |
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Partners: |
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc (ABC) and QUOIN |
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Date Signed: |
May 6, 2004; renewed March 20, 2007 |
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Contact Information: |
Dallas/Fort Worth Area Office, (214) 320-2400 |
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Amputation Emphasis
Construction
Ergonomics Emphasis
Lead Exposure Emphasis
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis
Partnership Agreement |
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Results: During FY07, four (4) members
entered into the partnership agreement. Each new member developed and
implemented safety and health management systems containing elements of
the 1989 Guidelines. Three 10-hour Construction Safety and Health
Courses were conducted in English and two in Spanish. Eight
verification inspections were performed in addition to over 900 self
inspections performed with an average of 2.4 hazards identified and
abated per inspection. |
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Pelican Chapter |
| #423 |
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| Date Signed: |
July 16, 2005; renewed January
26, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225)
298-5458 |
| Links: |
Construction
Press Release |
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Results: This Partnership has six active employers
and over 5800 employees involved during the most recent evaluation period.
Before becoming a member in the Partnership, companies must first voluntarily
participate in ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program
which requires the employers to have developed and evaluated their safety and
health and management systems.
To assist its participating members, ABC and OSHA provided training to
employees and supervisors on various subjects including recordkeeping,
Hexavalent Chromium, NFAP 70E Flash Hazards, and Project Supervision. Also,
OSHA participates in monthly safety committee meetings to discuss and answer
any questions on standards and policies.
Five enforcement inspections were conducted during the period, and all were in
compliance.
The most recent evaluation showed a significant decrease in the total case
rate (TCIR), which is 0.45, a 39% decrease from the previous year and 58%
reduction compared with the baseline established at the start of the
Partnership. The DART rate also reduced significantly with the rate at 0.06,
83% lower than the baseline. Based upon 2007 partnership performance and 2006
BLS statistics alone, the combined partnership members demonstrate an average
TCIR of 92% below the 2006 BLS rate for NAICS code 23 – Construction with the
DART rate 98% below the BLS industry average. |
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Bayou
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| #435 |
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| Partners: |
Associated Builders and
Contractors, Inc. |
| Date Signed: |
February 1, 2006; renewed
June 8, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225) 298-5458 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Results: The partnership now has 10 active employers
and over 5,000 employees, which is a significant increase compared with the
previous year's five active employers and 950 employees.
In the previous year, the Partnership took strides to assist its participating
members with their SHMS implementation. 350 training sessions with almost
4,000 hours of training offered to participating employees and their
supervisors were offered to the participating members. Training covered a wide
variety of subjects including OSHA 10/30 Hour courses, First Aid, fall
protection, scaffolding, cranes and rigging, and confined spaces. Also,
members utilized CAS availability to assist with the interpretation of
standards, recordkeeping requirements and updated OSHA information for
inclusion in the Chapter's newsletters. In addition, informational
presentations were conducted for partners and safety committee members
covering topics such as OSHA Updates and Enforcement Priorities and CAS
Priorities, including Pandemic Flu and the availability of OSHA resources.
For the verification of the participating members' progresses made in this
Partnership, 15 enforcement inspections were performed with not one violation
cited. For 2008, TCIR rate was .93 and the DART Rate is now at .90, which is
36 percent less than the previous year's. (TCIR rate was reported for the
first time during the most recent evaluation period.) |
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Central Texas |
| #612 |
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| Date Signed: |
November 8, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office (512) 374-0271 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Results: With 7 active employers and over 40,000
employees, the Partnership achieved TCIR and DART rates of 1.7 and 0.9
respectively. These rates are 68% below the BLS TCIR rate and 66% below the
BLS DART rate. The rates can be attributed to an emphasis on training for its
participating employees. During the last evaluation period, almost 400
employees in addition to over 400 supervisors were trained for a total of
approximately 5,000 hours. |
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