HOUSTON, July 30 – Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, announced the recipients of the 2019 STEP awards in the bronze, silver, gold, platinum and diamond levels at the Membership Breakfast on July 26th. 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,” said Brandon Mabile, Performance Contractors, and 2019 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.
Below is a list of STEP winners ranked from highest honors:
Diamond
Austin Industrial, Inc. BrandSafway Brewer Construction Services, LLC Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC Burton Construction |
Cajun Industries, LLC |
CECO Pipeline Services Co. |
Cherry Demolition |
Comfort Systems USA South Central |
Corval Builders & Erectors, Inc. |
D.E. Harvey Builders, Inc. |
DPR Construction |
Electra Link Inc. |
Flintco, LLC |
Gonzales Commercial Electric, Inc. |
Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc. |
Insulations, Inc. |
ISC Constructors, LLC |
Karsten Interior Services |
KBR |
Manhattan Construction Company |
MAREK |
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. |
MMR Constructors, Inc. |
Mobil Steel International, Inc. |
PCL Industrial Construction Co. |
Polk Mechanical, LLC |
Ref-Chem L.P. |
REPCON, INC. |
S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd. |
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. |
Standard Constructors, Inc. |
STARCON International, Inc. |
Sterling Crane |
Structure Tone Southwest LLC |
Tellepsen Industrial |
The Mundy Companies |
Trio Electric |
Turner Industries Group, LLC |
W.T. Byler Co. |
Platinum
Aggregate Technologies Inc. |
Apache Industrial Services |
Austin Commercial |
Bundren Painting & Drywall |
Burrow Global Services, LLC |
Camarata Masonry Systems, LTD |
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing |
Cleary Construction Services Inc. |
Craig & Heidt, Inc. |
E.E. Reed Construction, L. P. |
E3 Electric, Ltd |
Enterprise Commercial Paving |
EXCEL Group |
Fast Track Specialties, LP |
Force Corporation |
Garney Companies, Inc. |
GMI - Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc. |
Group Industries, LLC |
Haley-Greer, Inc. |
Holes Incorporated |
JAMCo, Inc. |
Locke Solutions Precast Division |
Rogers-O'Brien Construction Company |
Ruppert Landscape, Inc. |
Skanska Building, Inc. |
Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. |
Summit Industrial Construction, LLC |
TDC Waterproofing & Restoration |
TDIndustries |
Teal Construction Company |
TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. |
Tolunay Engineering Group |
Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. |
Total Boiler & Mechanical, LLC |
Turner Construction |
Gold
Bayou City Industrial Contractors, Ltd | |
BETCO Scaffolds |
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Bluewater Constructors, Inc. |
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Kitchell Contractors, Inc. |
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MacKnight Safety Solutions |
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Performance Contractors, Inc. |
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The Gonzalez Group |
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Silver
Correct Electric, Inc. |
EyeSite Surveillance |
KAustin & Associates |
Way Engineering |
Bronze
Joeris General Contractors, Ltd.
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Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 that represents more than 21,000 members. Locally, ABC Greater Houston was founded in 1969, and today serves several hundred commercial and industrial contractors, suppliers, and construction associates in the Greater Houston area. ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. Visit us at abchouston.org.