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- Owner/CEO and senior leadership (executive leadership) directly and actively participates in safety program

- Executive leadership instills personal accountability for safety throughout company

- Executive leadership tracks and bi-annually reviews goals/objectives for company

- Executive leadership solicits continuous feedback on the safety program

- Executive leadership commits reasonable resources (money, time, personnel, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the safety program necessary to achieve goals

- Safety performance is assessed in everyone’s performance appraisals

- Executive leadership integrates safety into every facets of company operations

- Executive leadership participate in safety program

- Personal accountability for safety expected, but little or no recourse

- Executive leadership is aware of safety program goals/objectives, but does not track progress

- Executive leadership provides the resources necessary for safety complience

- Executive leadership supports safety, but does not actively participate

- There is little personal accountability for safety – a just “be safe” culture exists

- Limited funds for safety are provided

- Executive leadership is not involved in safety program and demonstrates little interest for it

- Safety is left to site supervisory personnel to handle “as needed”

- There is no accountability for safety

- Little or no funding for safety

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- Is in writing and is signed and supported by owner/CEO

- Explained to employees at time of new hire orientation

- Explains value of safety in the company

- Commits to protecting people and environment, continually improving program, involving employees and meeting regulatory obligations

- States universal accountability for safety in company

- Is posted or part of employee safety policy

- Policy exists and is in writing

- Not explained to employees, but most know of its existence

- Explains employer’s general commitment to a safe workplace

- Is posted, part of employee safety policy or in company safety manual

- Policy exists, but not posted or in safety manual

- Not explained to employees and most do not know of its existence

- No policy exists

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- Responsibilities for safety are defined for everyone in the company including subcontractors. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, hazard and injury reporting, expected participation, PPE use, safety policy complience, etc.

- Supervisory personnel have additional responsibilities that are reviewed with them at time of hire or promotion

- A policy to hold everyone accountable (including subcontractors) for safety is in place and is universally applied.

- Responsibility for safety defined for everyone in company

- Is in writing, but not necessarily in employee safety policy

- Accountability for safety is not always universally applied

- Explained to employees at time of new hire orientation

- Is in writing and is part of employee safety policy

- Responsibility for safety rests solely with a designated safety coordinator or safety committee

- Responsibilities not in writing

- All employees know is that they are responsible for “being safe”

- There is little or no accountability for safety

- Responsibility for safety has not been defined within the company

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4

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- Key company personnel are trained to know meaning and relevance of key safety rates and numbers (EMR, TRIR, DART rate)

- EMR of thecurrent and previous year is below 0.80 (0.90 for companies with fewer than 100 employees)

- Employer regularly reviews claims, claim costs and claims trends to gauge impact on company and guide resource allocation

- Key company personnel are familiar with key safety rates and numbers, but may not fully understand meaning or relevance

- EMR of the current and previous year is below 0.90 (1.0 for companies with fewer than 100 employees)

- Employer reviews claims with insurer as part of workers comp policy renewal process

- Key company personnel are not familiar with key safety rates and numbers

- EMR for current year is at/below 1.0 and at least 1.0 of past two years, or has decreased two of past three years

- EMR is unknown

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- All necessary resources (funds, time, personnel, equipment, supplies, etc.) are regularly budgeted or invested in safety

- Return on safety investment is tracked to evaluate effectiveness of resource allocation and to guide future expenditure decisions

- Resource funding and expectations are explained to supervisory personnel upon hire or promotion

- Reasonable resources are budgeted or invested in safety

- Supervisory personnel are generally aware of company resources available for safety

- Minimal investments in safety

- Money is taken from general funds as needed to react to safety needs (GC mandates, OSHA fines, accidents, etc.)

- Resources are not made available for safety

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- Formal process is in place to annually assess safety program needs and establish goals

- Action plans are developed, documented, communicated and implemented to assure goals accomplished in a timely manner

- Progression of action plans tracked, with status reports and feedback from those assigned tasks

- CEO, with staff, reviews goals, action plans and status reports to provide feedback, direction and support of initiatives

- Process is in place to evaluate degree of effectiveness action plan had in achieving end goal

- Safety program goals are established periodically

- A plan to achieve goals has been decided, but not documented

- Status of action plan informally checked, but with no set frequency and with little follow-up or solicitation of feedback

- Employer plays minor part in safety goal setting process

- No process is in place to gauge effectiveness of the action plan in achieving end goal

- Informal or infrequent safety program goals are established

- No or little documentation and employee knowledge of goals

- No realistic action plans developed to actually accomplish goals

- Employer not involved

- Goals seldom tracked, reviewed or achieved

- No process of safety program goal setting

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- Employer conducts weekly superviso safety meetings

- Meeting minutes taken and distributed for review

- Meeting includes status report of site safety activities and pre-planning discussions, "lessons learned"

- Review of serious incidents

- At least monthly, employer conducts supervisor safety meetings

- Meeting includes status report of site safety activities

- Review of serious incidents

- Supervisor safety meetings are held occasionally (less than monthly)

- General discussion of safety – information given to supervisors on safety

- Serious accidents usually reviewed

- Employer holds no supervisor safety meetings

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4

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- Supervisory and other key personnel are trained in pre-planning for safety

- Safety pre-planning is integrated into the estimate, bid and pre-mobilization stages of projects

- Check list(s) or similar document used to assure a consistent and comprehensive approach taken to exposure evaluation and resource needs

- Plans regularly updated throughout life of project

- Key components of pre-plan (including updates) are communicated with all site employees, including subcontractors when appropriate, before implementation

- Supervisory personnel may have received some training in the safety pre-planning process, but not required

- Safety pre-planning is required prior to start of site work

- Checklist or similar document serves as a guide through the process

- Safety resources provided when and as needed

- No established procedure for project safety pre-planning, but some planning is done

- No checklist or other document used to guide

- Safety resources often provided only after problems or needs have been encountered

- No safety pre-planning is done

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- Employees are actively engaged in the safety program (e.g., safety surveys, hazard reporting, incident investigation, safety instruction, toolbox talks, policy development/ auditing, new hire mentoring, committees, job safety analysis development, pre-planning, etc.)

- Supervisory personnel are aware of these opportunities and actively encourage employee involvement

- Participation opportunities are evaluated to ensure they are meaningful, necessary resources are available (time, money, staff, equipment, etc.) and potential barriers are identified and eliminated

- Opportunities for employees to participate in safety program exist, but are not specifically documented

- Supervisors provided limited training in soliciting employee participation, but nonetheless encourage involvement

- Employees may be aware of opportunities, but no specific participation expectations

- Limited focus on identifying and eliminating potential barriers to participation

- Employees encouraged to participate in safety program, but no concerted efforts made to engage them

- Offers general communication outlet: “If you have any questions or concerns, speak with your foreman.”

- Employee suggestion/comment process in place

- No opportunities for employees to participate in safety program

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- Documented orientation process is in place for all new or transferred employees (i.e who gets orientation, when, how, and by whom and topics to be covered)

- Orientation topics include, but are not limited to:

* Explanation of employer safety commitment and expectations

* Individual safety responsibilities and accountability

* PPE expectations with skills demonstration (wearing harness, adjusting guards, PPE use, etc.)

* Key workplace safety rules that pertain to site and/or major job hazard exposures

* Hazard communication

* Hazard, injury and emergency reporting procedures

* Review of drug & alcohol policy

-Identify key competent persons and their specific roles

-Orientation platforms include instructor led, videos, published training, and other written materials

- New hires assigned a safety mentor until orientation process complete

- New hire performance evaluation process established to give feedback to new hires on pre-determined frequency (30 and 60 days)

- Documented records are maintained showing annual employee safety and health orientation have occurred

- Orientation is given to new employees; however, process has not been formalized (exact process documented)

- Orientation includes at a minimum:

* Explanation of employers safety commitment and expectations

- Review of drug & alcohol policy

- PPE expectations

- Key workplace safety rules that pertain to site and/or major job hazard exposures

- Hazard communication

- Hazard, injury and emergency reporting procedures

- Process may or may not involve safety mentors

- There is no new hire performance evaluation process

- Record of orientation, with employee signature, maintained

- Informal or on-the-job safety instruction is given to new hires

- No uniform process or list of topics to cover

- No documentation is maintained

- No orientation is given to new employees

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- Rules are in writing and are part of employee safety policy

- Explained to employees at time of new hire orientation

- Clear, concise and easy to understand

- Specific to trade and/or scope of work operations

- Enforced equally among all employees

- Regularly updated to reflect change in company policy and/or regulation

- If general contractor (GC), subcontractors must comply with your safety rules

- Rules are in writing and posted, but not necessarily in employee safety policy

- Explained to employees at one time or another

- Specific to trade and/or scope of work operations

- Usually enforced equally among all employees

- Periodically updated to reflect change in company policy and/or regulation

- If general contractor (GC), subcontractors are encourage to comply with your safety rules

- Some general safety rules exist, but are not posted or reviewed with employees

- Rules that do exist are boilerplate rules and are not necessarily specific to company’s trade and/or scope of operations

- Not regularly enforced

- Rarely reviewed or updated

- Subcontractors not responsible for following safety rules

- There are no safety rules

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- Based on annual safety training needs assessment, an agenda is developed and instituted (i.e., who needs what, when and whol will train)

- Formal training topics include:

- Recognition and control of hazards specific to trade/work tasks (e.g.: heavy equipment, lift operation, LOTO and arc flash, rigging, crane operation, confined space entry, temp traffic control, hot work, excavation safety, steel erection, blasting safety, noise, lead, asbestos, mold exposure, etc.)

- First-Aid/CPR/AED

- OSHA topics (e.g.: PPE, hazcom, electrical, scaffold, ladder/stairs, fire prevention and protection, tool safety, fall protection and prevention, etc.)

- Driver safety

- Environmental compliance

- Pertinent DOT compliance and CDL annual training

- Conducted by competent/qualified safety instructors

- Employee training comprehension and understanding is verified and documented (e.g.: test, skills assessment, etc.)

- Records kept of all training – date, attendees, topics covered and trainer

- Safety training needs are determined each year, but a formal assessment and training agenda are not necessarily used

- Formal training topics include:

- Recognition and control of hazards specific to trade/work tasks (e.g.: heavy equipment, lift operation, LOTO and arc flash, rigging, crane operation, confined space entry, temp traffic control, hot work, excavation safety, steel erection, blasting safety, noise, lead, asbestos, mold exposure, etc.)

- First-Aid/CPR/AED

- OSHA topics (e.g.: PPE, hazcom, electrical, scaffold, ladder/stairs, fire prevention and protection, tool safety, fall protection and prevention, etc.)

- Conducted by competent/qualified safety instructors

- Employees only retrained as required (OSHA) and when visibly lacking safety skills

- Informal or on-the-job safety training arranged as needed

- No established training agenda

- Limited or no training documentation kept

- No formal safety training provided

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- Pre-shift tool box meetings held daily

- Employee actively lead talks

- Highest Level Supervisors are present and participate

- Owner/CEO occasionally attends and participates

- Regularly held at least weekly

- Attendance and topic documentation kept

- Supervisor actively solicits employee participation (e.g.,: volunteer to present talk, share experience, Q&A, etc.)

- Employees participate

- Owner/CEO occasionally attends

- Highest Level Supervisors are present and participate

- Informal or on-the-job safety training arranged as needed

- No established training agenda

- Limited or no training documentation kept

- No formal safety training provided

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- Monthly jobsite safety inspection by a project management

- Weekly job site inspections are made by the site supervisor

- Daily jobsite safety inspections by foremen

- Inspection documented, along with assignment of responsibility and expected completion date

- Potentially serious safety issues corrected immediately

- Less serious safety issues corrected promptly

- Follow-up process to confirm action taken and that it is producing expected results

- Quarterly jobsite safety inspections by a project management

- Monthly job site inspections are made by site supervisor or an employer representative

- Inspection documented, along with assignment of responsibility and expected completion date

- Potentially serious safety issues corrected immediately

- Less serious safety issues corrected promptly

- Informal job site inspections (walk-through) are made by the site supervisor

- No documentation or follow-up

- Safety issues corrected ASAP

- No inspections conducted

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- All supervisory personnel receive training in:

- Company safety policy

- Employer’s supervisor safety expectations

- First-Aid/CPR/AED

- OSHA 30

- Competent person for trade/task-specific topics

- Emergency response procedures

- Completing an incident investigation

- Conducting a jobsite safety inspection

- Creating a Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

- Leadership and HR skills

- Conducting effective meetings

- Opportunities for professional development are offered and employees participate in annual refresher safety training

- Supervisors have access to a safety subject matter expert (SME)

- Dedicated training facilities are available with competent/qualified trainers

- All supervisory personnel receive training in:

- Company safety policy

- Employer’s supervisor safety expectations

- First-Aid/CPR/AED

- OSHA 10 or greater

- Competent person for trade/task-specific topics

- Emergency response procedures

- Completing an accident investigation

- Conducting a jobsite safety inspection

- Competent/Qualified trainers are used

- Supervisors have access to sources of safety information or knowledge

- Annual refresher training is available

- Supervisory personnel receive safety training in at least half of the following and at least 2 of the 3 electives:

- Company safety policy

- Employer’s supervisor safety expectations

- First Aid/CPR/AED

- OSHA 10 or greater

- Competent person for trade/task-specific topics

- Emergency response

- Completing an incident investigation

- Conducting a jobsite safety inspection

- No specific training program for supervisory personnel

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- Employer reviews all Incidents and Good Catches

- Supervisors are trained in the techniques of incident investigation and good catch recognition

- Incidents and good catches are investigated promptly by key project management, safety department and employees (when appropriate)

- Reports are completed for all incidents and good catches

- Causal factors determined and documented

- Documented follow-up to assure corrective actions taken

- RCA (Root Cause Analysis) performed for all triggered events

- Incident and good catch outcomes are openly shared across the organization to improve overall safety performance

- Supervisors receive a basic level of incident investigation training

- Incidents and good catches are investigated by site supervisor

- Reports are completed for all incidents and good catches

- Remedial actions taken to prevent recurrence of similar incidents or good catches

- Employer reviews only very serious incidents or good catches

- Notification of incident communicated to all stake holders

- Supervisors receive little or no incident investigation training

- Incidents and good catches are usually investigated by supervisor, but may be investigated by someone else

- Reports not always completed and communicated

- Little or no attempt to identify causal factors or take corrective actions

- “Lessons learned” are not shared openly accross the organization

- Incidents and Good Catches are not investigated to determine cause

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- Company has a written PPE policy

- Company conducts an annual, documented needs assessment of PPE

- Company continually invests in new and updated PPE, as needed

- Processes are instituted by which suitability and effectiveness of PPE is evaluated by field personnel

- Employees are informed of PPE requirements for each job

- Employees are trained, prior to use, in PPE selection, inspection, use and care

- PPE refresher training is conducted at least annually

- Company has a written PPE policy

- Employees are informed of PPE requirements for each job

- Employees are trained in PPE selection/approval, inspection, use and care

- Company PPE policy is consistently and universally enforced

- PPE policy exists, but is rarely enforced without pressure from site controlling contractors

- PPE is provided, and its use encouraged

- Some training on PPE use is arranged

- Company PPE policy is enforced inconsistently

- No PPE policy

- Use of PPE is left to the discretion of each employee

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- Owner/CEO reviews safety program performance every six months

- Emphasis of review is on whether or not program is producing expected results and on where opportunities for improvement exist

- Defined criteria exist against which performance is measured (e.g.: safety surveys conducted, trainings held, incidence rates, loss ratios, progress toward annual goals, safety meetings, OSHA inspection record, prevention of recurring incidents/hazards, employee participation, etc.)

- Results are documented

- Results become part of safety staff and/or supervisor evaluations

- Following each review, meeting conducted with safety staff and/or supervisory personnel to discuss results and expectations

- Owner/CEO is involved in an annual review of safety program to determine if it is producing expected results

- Some criteria exist against which performance is measured

- Process is generally not documented

- Results do not weight significantly on safety staff and/or supervisor evaluations

- Results are eventually discussed with safety staff and/or supervisory personnel

- No regular (pre-determined frequency) reviews of safety program performance

- Limited owner/CEO involvement – mainly left to someone else (safety administrator, insurance company, etc.)

- Subjective review of safety activities – mainly serves as a “year-in-review” and not an assessment of performance and improvement opportunity

- Results may or may not be reviewed with supervisory personnel

- No review made of safety program performance

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- Company’s safety policy contains strict rules regarding drug and alcohol use

- Drug/alcohol testing for: pre-hire, random and reasonable suspicion

- Policy is consistent and actively enforced

- Supervisory personnel are trained in workplace substance abuse recognition

- Employee substance abuse prevention education initiatives are offered

- Company has an employee sssistance Program

- Company keeps counseling and testing records

- Subcontractors are contractually required to have programs equal to or exceeding the general contractors

- Company has substance abuse verbiage in employee safety policy

- No drug/alcohol testing, or it’s “for cause” only

- Company makes effort to enforce policy

- Supervisors are trained in hazards of drugs and alcohol on the job

- Subcontractors are contractually required to have “for cause” and/or post-accident as allowed by law

- Company has substance abuse verbiage in safety manual, however

- Drug/alcohol testing is inconsistent

- Company makes no or little effort to enforce policy

- Subcontract language does not include compliance with policy

- Company has no policy regarding workplace substance abuse

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Company maintains accurate and up-to-date records and documents for:

- OSHA injury and illness records (reports, 300 logs and 300A summary log

- Safety training, including verification of learning (test, skills evaluation, etc.)

- OSHA-required written programs

- Employee safety policy

- Incident investigations and good catches (aka, near misses)

- Site inspections/surveys, including verification of action taken

- Safety orientations

- Safety pre-planning

- Loss runs

- Employee exposure and monitoring data and reports

- Job Safety Analysis or task specific planning forms

Company maintains records and documents for:

- OSHA injury and illness records (reports, 300 log and 300A summary log)

- Safety training

- OSHA-required written programs

- Employee safety policy

- Incident investigations and good catches (aka, near misses)

- Safety inspections/surveys

Company maintains minimal records, which may or may not be up-to-date:

- OSHA injury and illness records (reports, 300 logs and 300A summary log

- Basic safety policy

- No records are kept for safety related activities or policies

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- A policy has been established and is consistently used across the company

- Policy is annually reviewed by executive leadership

- All personnel are trained in using the process

- Each task is reviewed separately, and the process is complete when outcomes are explained to the employees and employees confirm understanding of the work hazards and mitigation process.

- Change of conditions require work to be stopped, the process is reviewed and altered to complete the work safely

- Process includes the following

- Define the scope of work

- Analyze the hazards

- Develop and implement hazard controls

- Perform work within the established controls

- Provide feedback for continuous improvements

- A policy exists and is utilized on site

- Supervisory personnel have received training on completing the task specific planning

- The plan is completed prior to the start of onsite operations

- When conditions change the plan is reviewed for corrections

- Safety resources are available to assist teams with plan

- Employees must read, understand and sign off the plan

- Policy exists but is not consistently utilized on site

- Plan exists but is only completed for high- hazard/risk operations

- Forms are not reviewed after the work is completed

- No program exists

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- Observation program is written and the entire company, including executive leadership, has been trained in the process

- Observations are conducted at least daily

- Data is analyzed weekly and trends are communicated throughout the organization

- Program allows employees to submit observations anonymously

- Executive leadership participates in the process, conducting at least one observation per month

- Site management reviews data weekly and modifies work practices to reduce trends

- BBS data shared with site personnel weekly

- Observation program is written, and the field has been trained in the process

- Observations are conducted, collected and analyzed monthly

- Program allows employees to submit observations anonymously

- Executive leadership reviews the data monthly

- Site management reviews data monthly and modifies work practices to reduce trends

- BBS data shared with site personnel bi-weekly

- Observation program in place but not formal policy or procedure

- Observations conducted at least monthly

- Participation by employees is encouraged

- Site management reviews data bi-monthly

- BBS data shared with site personnel monthly

- No BBS process in place

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- Owner/CEO reviews Leading Indicator data

- Leading Indicators are defined; are not post injury related

- Leading indicator data collected daily and inputted into a format (e.g., spreadsheet, safety app) for analysis

- Site management reviews Leading Indicator data weekly

- Leading Indicator data analyzed for trends against previous week(s)

- Construction site management reviews Leading Indicator data weekly and adjust work practices accordingly

- Company has identified a minimum of four Leading Indicators

- Leading Indicators are defined; are not post injury related

- Leading indicator data collected weekly and inputted into a format (e.g., spreadsheet, safety app) for analysis

- Site management reviews Leading Indicator data monthly

- Company has identified a minimum of two Leading Indicators that are not injury related

- Leading indicator data collected monthly

- Company has identified a Leading Indicator that is not injury related

- No process in place to track Leading Indicators

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- Company has a comprehensive fire prevention plan (FPP) that includes the following, at a minimum:

- If general contractor (GC), all tiered contractors are contractually bound to follow the FPP

- Training on the selection, use and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers

- Hot work recognition, training and permitting to include a 30-minute fire watch

- Only approved flammable and combustible containers are used or allowed onsite

- Frequent and consistent disposal of combustible material (housekeeping)

- Evacuation, assembly point and head count procedures are published, posted and communicated

- Compressed gas is handled, stored and used per manufacturer’s recommendations

- Company has fire prevention plan (FPP) that includes the following, at a minimum:

- Training on the selection, use and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers

- Hot work recognition, training and permitting to include a 30-minute fire watch

- Evacuation, assembly point and head count procedures are published, posted and communicated

- Compressed gas is handled, stored and used per manufacturer’s recommendations

- Company has fire prevention plan (FPP) that includes the following, at a minimum:

- Annual toolbox topic and demonstration of how to use a fire extinguisher

- Informally communicated, but not documented, evacuation, and head count procedures

- No FPP existss