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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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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 |
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Partnership Agreements
OSHA and ABC's Pelican Chapter Partner for Construction Safety. OSHA News Release (2005, July 6).
Construction Industry Partnerships
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Participating Facilities:
- Cajun Industries, LLC, Port Allen, Louisiana
- Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jacobs Field Services, North America Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- MAPP Construction, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- MMR Group, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- PALA Interstate, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Shaw Maintenance & Construction Process, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Triad Electric & Controls, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Turner Industries Group, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Vector Electric & Controls, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Partnership Results:
During the most recent evaluation period, this OSP impacted 10 employers and almost 30,000 employees.
To assist its participating members, ABC and OSHA provided training to employees and supervisors on various subjects including recordkeeping, rigging safety, whistleblower laws, and machine guarding. Also, OSHA participates in monthly safety committee meetings to discuss and answer any questions on standards and policies.
Three partners are in the Voluntary Protection Programs and an additional two are actively working towards VPP participation by working on their applications.
Seven enforcement inspections were conducted during the period, and all were in compliance.
The OSP was able to maintain its overall TCIR rate at 0.4 and reduce its overall DART rate by 50%, from 0.2 to 0.1 even with a large increase of hours worked. Based upon OSP performance and 2008 BLS statistics alone, the combined OSP members demonstrate an average TCIR almost 90% below the 2009 BLS rate for NAICS code 23 – Construction, and the DART rate is more than 90% below its corresponding BLS rate.
In addition to working on their safety and health management systems, the partnering employers volunteer at annual ABC competitions by providing safety oversight, stand by first-aid services, as well as judging for both Trade School and Regional High School craft skills competitions. Representatives also adopt local high schools as a part of outreach efforts to industrial craft instruction. Such outreach activities include conducting safety evaluations of physical craft education areas and speaking to local high school students regarding safety in the crafts, and supplemented schools with additional personal protective equipment for students.
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Bayou
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| #435 |
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| Date Signed: |
February 1, 2006; renewed
June 8, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225) 298-5458 |
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Partnership Agreements
Construction Industry Partnerships
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Participating Facilities:
- Barriere Construction Co., New Orleans, Louisiana
- Brice Building Company, Metairie, Louisiana
- Broadmoor, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Citadel Builders, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana
- Donahue Faveret Contractors, Inc., Mandeville, Louisiana
- Gibbs Construction, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Hi-Tech Electric, Inc., Broussard, Louisiana
- Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Landis Construction Co., LLC, Harahan, Louisiana
- Pala-Interstate, Inc. , Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Turner Industries Group & Affiliated Companies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Partnership Results:
The Partnership now has 10 active employers and over 14,000 employees. As the partnering AGC chapter had a new President and CEO, administrative assistant and safety committee members in 2010, the Baton Rouge Area Office worked with them to explain and clarify partnership objectives and goals and agreed to maintain an open line of communication through monthly meetings.
In the previous year, the OSP took strides to assist its participating members with their SHMS implementation. Over 650 training sessions with a total of over 20,000 hours of training were offered to participating employees and their supervisors. 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. To maintain their SHMS, a total of over 4,000 self-inspections were performed by the partners at their sites resulting in almost 1,500 hazards identified and documented with correction plans tracked to completion.
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Texas |
| #638 |
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| Date Signed: |
January 9, 2008; renewed April 1, 2011 |
| Contact Information: |
Dallas Regional Office (972) 850-4174 |
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Partnership Agreement
Construction Industry Partnerships
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Participating Facilities:
- Austin Industrial, Inc., Houston, Texas
- Burton Construction, Sugar Land, Texas
- Constructors & Associates, Dallas, Texas
- D.E. Harvey Builders, Inc., Houston, Texas
- E.E. Reed Construction, LP, Sugar Land, Texas
- Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Journeyman Construction, Austin, Texas
- S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd., Houston, Texas
- Ref – Chem, Houston, Texas
- TD Industries, Dallas, Texas
- Turner Industries Group, LLC, Dallas, Texas
Partnership Results:
This OSP currently impacts 18 active employers and over 11,000 employees. In the previous year, the Area Directors and Compliance Assistance Specialists from Houston North and Houston South offices attended monthly ABC safety committee meetings to discuss local and state fatality trends, new, pending, and proposed regulations and industry trends. Also, they provide input at safety committee meetings covering any changes related to a standard or updates including but not limited to: Portland Cement, National Emphasis Programs on Silica and Mobile Cranes, Avian Flu, and Confined Space in Construction.
Also, ABC provided OSHA training classes including the 10 Hour OSHA course, 30 Hour OSHA course, and the 100 Hour certification course on Construction Site Safety Technician. Several of these courses were provided in Spanish. The local area office assisted with portions of these courses. In 2010, ABC conducted a Safety Stand-down and three participating members participated, affecting a total of 450 employees.
In 2010, several notable events and milestones occurred:
- Austin Industrial initiated a Drive to Zero Campaign throughout all sites.
- Industrial Specialty Contractors completed 1.7 million man hours without an OSHA recordable injury / illness.
- Kellogg Brown & Root accomplished 17 years without a Loss Time Incident.
- The Texas Chapter collaborated with the Gulf Coast Safety Institute (GCSI) to conduct a training questionnaire where there were 156 responses and from these initial responses, both ABC and GCSI will continue this effort for the next five years in efforts to create a baseline of the training and its effectiveness for the Construction Industry in the Greater Houston area with a formation of a subcommittee for this project.
- The ABC Houston Chapter won first place for having the most applications for Platinum in the country as well as received second place for the most STEP application in the country.
During this rating period, two partnering employers received Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognition. The Austin Industrial Group achieved STAR status at the Lubrizol Bayport and S & B Engineers and Contractors obtained Mobile Workforce Status at the Motiva. All partnering employers received an enforcement inspection and out of the 13, 12 were in compliance.
The OSP’s goals for the upcoming year include gathering and consolidating information on the audit process for all members to ensure consistency and uniformity and to work on a specialty contractor’s campaign in order to increase the number of partnering members. Also, current partners will mentor a specialty contractor in order to bolster their existing safety & health management system to make it effective.
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