Safety

STEP Safety Management System

Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work. Learn More

National Safety Excellence Awards

Through participation in the ABC National Safety Excellence Awards (NSEA) and the Construction Users Round Table (CURT), ABC is proud to recognize companies who continually strive to maintain world-class safety training programs. Learn more about the ABC National Safety Excellence Awards here.

To learn more about the CURT-CISE awards, please visit the CURT website at curt.org.

ABC Safety Performance Report

Read ABC’s 2023 Safety Performance Report to understand the impact of STEP participation on safety performance. Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 85 percent, making the best-performing companies 688 percent safer than the industry average. Learn More

Safety Training

ABC offers a variety of safety training opportunities through its 68 Chapters nationwide. Locate an ABC Chapter!

Build Health and Safety Engagement Through Leadership Commitment and Metrics Tied to Leading Indicators

Modern day top leadership engagement is continuing to trend away from the traditional command-and-control approach. Far from the “I think it, you do it” model, the total human health approach to top management is all about leadership—curious, engaged and relational. Safety isn’t left to chance or considered the responsibility of just the safety director; safety is managed and led just like every other operation in the company, from accounts receivable to customer experience.

Is Your PPE and Mobile Equipment as Safe as You Think It Is?

Equipment of any kind needs to be accompanied by training, evaluation, inspection, follow-up and, most importantly, an operator who understands the potential hazards and carries out their duties in a safe manner. Safety is everyone’s responsibility throughout the entire organization, and everyone needs to be fully and thoughtfully engaged. Proper training, culture and mindset is the key to success and lower incidence rates.

President Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions, Including DOL Hazard Alert

On July 27, President Joe Biden announced a series of actions aimed at protecting workers from the impact of extreme heat, including asking the U.S. Department of Labor to issue a first-ever hazard alert for heat.

OSHA’s Final Rule on Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Goes Into Effect Jan. 1, 2024

On July 21, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule, which will undo the ABC-supported provisions of the 2019 final rule promulgated under the Trump adm

ABC Submits Comments to OSHA Supporting Leading Indicators, Promoting Safety Efforts

On July 17, ABC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to OSHA’s request for comments on its efforts to develop a leading indicators resource for usage by employers to improve safety management systems.

DOL Invites Small Business Owners to Offer Input on Potential Heat Standard to Protect Indoor, Outdoor Workers

On June 22, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will be holding Small Business Advocacy Review panel (also known as a SBREFA panel) meetings this summer to gather input on a possible Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings rule.

Questions
Contact ABC's Safety Department at: Joe Xavier Senior Director, Health and Safety [email protected] 202-905-2103
Aaron Braun Manager of Health and Safety Programs and Initiatives [email protected] 202-595-1855

Safety Deadlines
STEP The 2023 STEP application closes December 15, 2023. Chapter deadlines are different from this deadline, so please check with your local chapter on their deadline to guarantee inclusion in your local ABC chapter's safety awards. 2023 National Safety Excellence Award The application for the 2023 National Safety Excellence Award will close 5pm ET on August 25, 2023.

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