Established in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee, the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program was developed and written by contractors, for contractors. The benefits of the STEP process are: an organized approach for analyzing and developing safety and loss prevention programs; a valid, objective method for measuring safety program improvements and a safety performance recognition useful in business development.
Recognizes those who participate in STEP, but do not achieve the minimum 20 Key Components self-score required for Bronze level recognition.
Applicant achieves minimum 20 Key Components qualifying score for respective levels.
Minimum Gold Level 20 Key Components self-score required.
Incidence rate no more than 1.5 times the national BLS average for applicant’s NAICS code in the application year. (Note that for 2011 STEP, all applicants may use a three-year average to meet the incidence rate qualification component for STEP Gold. Starting in 2012, the use of a three-year average will be limited to companies with fewer than 100 employees.)
Minimum Platinum Level 20 Key Components self-score required.
Incidence rate at least 25 percent below the national BLS average for applicant’s NAICS code in the application year. (Note that the use of a three-year average is permitted for companies with fewer than 100 employees.)
No fatality or catastrophic accident 5 within this application year, or the previous two consecutive years, which resulted in OSHA citation.
No willful or repeat OSHA citations (federal or state) within this application year or the previous two consecutive years.
EMR (“mod factor”) at or below 0.800 for application year (0.900 for companies with fewer than 100 employees). In some states, very small companies may have trouble reaching 0.900 even with three years of zero losses. Therefore, in place of the mod factor requirement, a company with fewer than 50 employees can meet this qualification if its three-year average workers’ comp loss ratio is at or below 15 percent. A statement from your insurer must attest to this criterion.
Site supervisory personnel have completed OSHA 10-hour construction safety course or equivalent.
Have designated safety personnel with OSHA 30-hour construction safety course training or equivalent. These individuals, through training and experience, are able to recognize workplace hazards and have the authority to take prompt, corrective action.
Site-specific safety and health programs in place.
Employees actively involved in safety and health program (i.e., participation in self-audits, site inspections, job hazard analyses, safety and health program reviews, safety training, near-miss investigations, etc.).
Employees trained in identification and control of hazards specific to the contractor’s worksite(s).
All STEP Platinum recipients are eligible to enter ABC’s National Safety Excellence Award (NSEA) competition and the Construction Users Roundtable’s Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CURT/CISE) award competition.
Incidence rate at least 50 percent below the national BLS3 average for applicant’s NAICS code in the current application year and each of the past two consecutive application years. (Note that the use of a three-year average is permitted for companies with fewer than 100 employees.)
EMR (“mod factor”) at or below 0.700 for STEP application year (0.800 for companies with fewer than 100 employees). In some states, very small companies may have trouble reaching 0.800, even with three years of zero losses. Therefore, in place of the mod factor requirement, a company with fewer than 50 employees can meet this qualification if its three-year average workers’ comp loss ratio is at or below 10 percent. A statement from your insurer must attest to this criterion.
All STEP Diamond recipients are eligible to enter ABC’s National Safety Excellence Award (NSEA) competition and the Construction Users Roundtable’s Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CURT/CISE) award competition.