HOUSTON, July 21 – Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, announced the recipients of the 2021 STEP awards in the bronze, silver, gold, platinum and diamond levels at the Membership Breakfast on July 16. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance.
STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 24 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents.
“We had the opportunity to recognize our Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond STEP award recipients at the July Membership Breakfast,” said Sam Craig, Craig & Heidt Inc., and 2021 ABC Chairman. “Achieving any STEP level is an incredible accomplishment and ABC is pleased to award members who excel in safety practices.”
To apply for the STEP program, it is recommended to be completely honest while completing the self-evaluation forms, and to give a copy of the evaluation form to two employees from lower, middle, and upper management. This could include foremen, project managers, and superintendents who can evaluate safety from all levels.
“As an industry, it is our responsibility to ensure our workers go home in the same –or better—condition than when they arrived on the jobsite every day,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “By participating in STEP, ABC member companies’ leadership has demonstrated a commitment to create the conditions for all to do their work without incident. By implementing proactive safety measures, such as toolbox talks and sound substance abuse policies, ABC members are committed to consistently raising the bar when it comes to safety performance.”
According to ABC’s annual Safety Performance Report, applying STEP processes dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work, and can reduce recordable incidents up to 85%, making the best performing companies 680% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average. Ratings range from Diamond, the highest, to Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant.
To learn more about the STEP program, visit abcstep.org. To learn more about this celebration, please visit www.abchouston.org.
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Below is a list of STEP winners ranked from highest honors:
Diamond
TW Mechanical |
Aggregate Technologies Inc. |
Amber, L.P. |
APTIM |
Arc Energy Services |
Ardent Services LLC |
Austin Industrial, Inc. |
BETCO Scaffolds Bilfinger Inc |
Bo-Mac Contractors, Ltd. Bottom Line Equipment, LLC |
Brewer Construction Services, LLC |
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC |
Cajun Industries, LLC |
Camarata Masonry Systems, LTD |
Chemex Global, Inc. |
Cherry Demolition |
Craig & Heidt |
DPR Construction |
E.E. Reed Construction, L. P. |
Fast Track Specialties, LP |
Flintco, LLC |
Gilbane Building Company |
GMI - Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc. |
Gonzales Commercial Electric, Inc. |
Greco Structures |
Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc. |
GROUP Industries, LLC |
Haley-Greer, Inc. |
Harvey Builders |
Holes Incorporated |
I.E. Smart Systems |
Insulations, Inc. |
ISC Constructors, LLC |
Joslin Construction Texas, LLC |
Karsten Interior Services |
KBR |
MAREK |
Marquis Construction Services, LLC |
MB Western Industrial Contracting Co. |
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. |
McCorvey Sheet Metal Works, LP Mobil Steel International, Inc. |
Moore Industries LLC |
Oates Industries, Inc. |
ParFab |
Performance Contractors, Inc. |
Polk Mechanical Company |
Ref-Chem L.P. |
Rollcon |
RUS Industrial, LLC |
S&B Engineers and Constructors |
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. |
Sealevel Construction, Inc. |
Skanska USA Building Inc. |
Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. |
STARCON International, Inc. |
Structure Tone Southwest, LLC. |
Summit Industrial Construction, LLC |
Sunbelt Rentals Scaffold Services |
TAM Services Group, Inc. |
TDIndustries, Inc. |
Tellepsen Industrial |
The Gonzalez Group TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. |
Total Boiler & Mechanical, LLC |
Trio Electric |
Turner Construction Co. |
W.T. Byler Co. |
Way Engineering |
Westway Construction |
White Construction Company |
Zachry Industrial, Inc. |
Platinum
1 Priority Environmental Services, LLC |
Action Gypsum Supply Alston Construction Co, Inc. |
Austin Commercial |
AXIOS Industrial Group |
Bluewater Constructors, Inc. |
Bundren Painting & Drywall |
Burrow Global Services, LLC |
Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc |
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing |
Clunn Acoustical Systems |
Concrete Constructors |
Correct Electric, Inc. |
Crain Group, L.L.C. |
E3 Electric, Ltd |
Enterprise Commercial Paving, Inc. |
Fireproof Contractors, Inc |
Force Corporation |
Gallant Industrial |
Griffin Dewatering, LLC |
JE Dunn Construction Company |
Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. |
Keystone Concrete Placement |
Kitchell Contractors, Inc. |
Knight Industrial Services Inc. |
Legacy Contractors, LLC Locke Solutions Precast Division MacKnight Safety Solutions |
Manhattan Construction Company |
PCL Industrial Construction Co. |
Power Design |
Rogers-O'Brien Construction |
Roll-Lift USA |
SpawGlass Construction Corporation |
ZamCo Directional Drilling |
Gold
Contech Control Services |
Empire Steel Erectors, LP |
MMR Group |
S&B Helical |
Turner Industries Group, LLC |
Wolfenson Electric, Inc. |
Worley Field Services Inc. |
Silver
Foundation Building Materials King Company, LLC |
PAT Tank, Inc. |
Teal Construction Company |
Bronze
EA Plumbing & Property Services |
EyeSite Surveillance |
Oxford Builders Inc. |
Ruppert Landscape |
TRW Houston |
Contact: Lauren Harrell, 832-389-5114, l.harrell@abchouston.org
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