Safety
“It is my goal and responsibility to make sure every employee has the knowledge and tools to work safely, while on the job. This will assure a safe return to their loved ones at the end of everyday.”
Craig Bonna, President & Chief Executive Officer
RHC is committed above everything to ensuring that our employees are safe. Our full-scale Safety Department employs strategic approaches that help create a culture where safety is not an option but rather an RHC core value.
Our goal is that all RHC employees work in a safe environment every day, understanding that safety is an essential component of their job. Our employee-driven Behavior Based Safety Management program encourages continuous improvement through open dialogue between field personnel and management so that process improvements are implemented quickly. We are proud of our focus on safety and look forward to continuing to reap the benefits of a strong commitment to protecting our people.
2009 Recipient of ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process Platinum Award
In the construction industry, no resource is greater than our employees, and ABC members take pride in sending their workers home safe every night. Safety is everyone’s priority, and improving jobsite safety is a continuous process that ABC member companies participate in every day.
That’s why ABC created the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) – to not only recognize ABC member companies who consistently excel in the field of safety, but—more importantly—to provide an evaluation tool to help identify areas in which contractors can work to reach the ultimate goal—sending every worker home safe to their families every day.
What is the STEP Program?
o STEP was created in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee to recognize ABC member companies with exceptional safety records.
o There are four levels of achievement in the STEP program: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
o STEP Platinum recipients represent:
§ Companies with a proven track record of safety—those who have achieved the STEP Gold or Platinum level the previous year
§ Around 850 ABC member companies, or about 4% of all ABC members
§ Companies with OSHA recordable incident rates well below the national average
o STEP Platinum winners are automatically eligible for the ABC National Safety Excellence Awards (NSEA), ABC’s highest level of recognition in the field of safety training. Platinum winners are also eligible for the Construction Users’ Round Table (CURT) Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) award.
o STEP provides ABC contractor members with a consistent, effective tool to evaluate safety training programs by using 20 standard “key components” of safety. Each key component focuses on specific safety and training areas essential to a successful, effective safety training program.
o STEP highlights not only a company’s safety and training successes, but also helps to identify areas where companies can improve their efforts to build a stronger safety program.
o STEP recognizes companies that go above and beyond OSHA requirements for a safe workplace!
For more information on the ABC Awards Programs go to:
http://www.abc.org/Safety/STEP/STEP_Platinum_Recipients/2009_STEP_Platinum_Region_1.aspx
Winner 2009
ABC National Safety Excellence Award
Considered one of the premier measures of a company’s total safety performance, the National Safety Excellence Award represents a level of achievement in the field of safety unrivaled in the construction industry.
The National Safety Excellence Award sets companies apart from their competition. Consider this: out of 25,000 ABC member firms across the country, fewer than 800 are eligible to apply— that’s less than 3 percent of the entire ABC membership! Of those fortunate few, a maximum of twenty-one will have the honor of calling themselves “National Safety Excellence Award winners”—the pinnacle of safety achievement in merit shop construction.
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