ABC Georgia Recognizes Recipients of 2015 Safety Awards

ATLANTA, GA — The (ABC) of Georgia recently honored the winners of its annual safety awards.

Recipients of ABC’s 2015 National STEP and Georgia Awards of Safety Excellence were recognized at Maggiano’s Little Italy, Cumberland Mall. ABC of Georgia Safety Forum Chair , , served as host, with Chapter Chairman , , , representing ABC National Safety Excellence Award sponsor , and Chapter President & CEO taking  part in the proceedings. , President of , delivered the keynote address.

“Jobsite safety isn’t just about the numbers,” Little said as he opened the awards ceremony. “It’s about every one of us staying safe on our jobs so that we can go home to our families every night.”

The association’s safety awards are presented annually to ABC of Georgia general- and specialty-contractor members that have low rates of on-the-job injuries and who have demonstrated the highest commitment to safety and safety training.

In his keynote speech, Tim Gelbar described Amec Foster Wheeler’s philosophy on safety. “Doing the right thing is one of our core values and we put safety first,” said Gelbar. “No matter how safe we are and how many awards we receive, we’re never good enough. We continuously look for ways to improve our safety performance.”

ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards recognize member companies who employ effective safety practices on their jobsites, based on 20 key elements of contractor safety programs such as management commitment, pre-planning for safety on jobsites, safety training and resources committed to safety. The STEP process, a national ABC program, is a tool designed to objectively evaluate safety programs, policies, procedures, and training.

This year the Georgia Chapter presented a total of 60 STEP awards, 22 of those in the Platinum category as well as 15 at the Diamond level, the highest STEP level achievable. Diamond-level winners must have an incidence rate at least 50 percent below the national Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average in their particular NAICS code for at least three consecutive years, and have an EMR (or “mod factor”) at or below 0.700 (0.800 for companies with fewer than 100 employees). Thirteen Gold and 10 Silver awards also were presented.

Winners of the Georgia Safety Awards of Excellence are determined by calculating a company’s DART (days away, restricted or transferred) and LT (lost time) rates. To achieve the award, companies must have had no employee fatalities, with DART and LT rates at least half the national average for their trade. Thirty-six ABC member companies earned this award.

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The following companies earned a 2015 STEP Award:

Diamond STEP: Amec Foster Wheeler, Balfour Beatty Construction, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, EA Barnett Group, Inc., EMCOR Services/Dynalectric Company - Georgia, Fortune-Johnson General Contractors, HITT Contracting Inc., JAMCo, Inc., Juneau Construction Company, LLC, Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc., McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., PCL Industrial Construction Co., Turner Construction Company, W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, W.S. Nielsen Company Inc.

Platinum STEP: Allison-Smith Company LLC, Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc., Bobby Taylor Painting, Inc., Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc., Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Comfort Systems USA Southeast, Crowder Construction Company, Fitzgerald & Sons Plumbing Company, Gardner Glass & Glazing, Inc., Georgia Mechanical, Inc., Ivey Mechanical Company, LLC, KBD Group (Kajima Building & Design Group, Inc.), MetroPower, Inc., O'Neal, Inc., Pattillo Construction Corporation, Pinkerton and Laws, Power Design, Inc., Rawlins Plumbers and Engineers, SECO Architectural Systems, Inc., Southeast Sealing, Inc., Summit Industrial Construction, LLC, The Winter Construction Company

Gold STEP: Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Company, Faith Technologies, Inc., Fly & Form, Inc., FS 360, LLC, Hemma Concrete, Inc., Industrial Technical Services, Inc., Midsouth Steel, Inc., Principle Partners, Inc., Saxon Construction, Sinclair Construction Group, Inc., Southern Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Southern Wall Systems, Inc., Stasco Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Silver STEP: Bardi Mechanical, C.C. Owen Tile Company, Inc., The Circle Group, Dooleymack Constructors of GA, Inc., Gainesville Mechanical, Inc., Penco Electrical Contractors, Inc., Precision Concrete Construction, Inc., Pyramid Masonry Contractors, Inc., Redland Company, Inc., United Forming, Inc.

The following companies earned a 2015 Georgia Award of Safety Excellence: Allison-Smith Company LLC, Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Company, Amec Foster Wheeler, Balfour Beatty Construction, Bardi Mechanical, Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc., Bobby Taylor Painting, Inc., Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc., Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Comfort Systems USA Southeast, Dooleymack Constructors of GA, Inc., EA Barnett Group, Inc., Faith Technologies, Inc., Fitzgerald & Sons Plumbing Company, FS 360, LLC, Gardner Glass & Glazing, Inc., Hemma Concrete, Inc., HITT Contracting Inc., Industrial Technical Services, Inc., Juneau Construction Company, LLC, Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc., McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., O'Neal, Inc., PCL Industrial Construction Co., Penco Electrical Contractors, Inc., Pinkerton and Laws, Principle Partners, Inc., Rawlins Plumbers and Engineers, SECO Architectural Systems, Inc., Sinclair Construction Group, Inc., Southeast Sealing, Inc., Southern Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Summit Industrial Construction, LLC, Turner Construction Company, W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, W.S. Nielsen Company Inc.