2024 Safety Awards Program Application

The Safety Awards Program is open only to dues-paid members of the New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.  

All information submitted will be kept in confidence, but ABC NH/VT reserves the right to publicize the names and information of the award winners.  Submitted data may be subject to verification.

Applications are due no later than April 19, 2024.  The recipients of the Safety Awards will be publicly announced at the Safety Awards BBQ on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

The statistical data performance application compiles the data that will provide the quantitative measure of the applicant's safety performance.  The statistical performance shall be compiled from data over the past three consecutive years (previous year, plus two immediately prior years), and will focus on injury/illness data.  Injury/Illness data will be from US operations, comprising all personnel, including site-assigned personnel as well as headquarters and regional office personnel.

The basic data requested by this program is already generated by the Injury/Illness Recording and Reporting systems mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Section 8 (c)(2) and 24 (a) and documented in OSHA Form No. 300, The US Bureau of Labor Statistics Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for all companies operating in the United States.

ABC Construction Industry Safety Awards Program recognizes commendable safety performance of individual firms.  The awards are intended to convey ABC's strong support of safety performance in full recognition of the fact that each firm has the responsibility for execution of safety and to ensure an overall safe workplace.

DESCRIPTION

Annual safety awards are for the BEST and MOST IMPROVED safety records and MOST CREATIVE safety programs among "small" and "large" member firms in each of the following Standard Industrial Classicication (SIC) Code major groups, as well as Suppliers:

• SIC 15- Building Construction
• SIC 16- Heavy/Highway Contractors
• SIC 17- Construction: Special Trade Contractors
• SUPPLIER

There will be multiple categories for each group. The break between the "large" and "small" companies will be the median-size firm within each group, based on the hours worked submitted by award entrants.

CRITERIA

The "Best" and "Most Improved" awards will be based upon an evaluation that will take a quantitative measure of safety performance to determine each entrant's incidence rate.  Entrants may contact the Chapter office to discuss the computation and to compare rates with industry averages. 

Participation in the "Most Creative" safety program awards is optional.  The award will be based on a review of narratives submitted by the entrants. 

All participants with "zero" lost time cases for 2023 will be awarded a Certificate of Recognition.

 

Completed applications for entry into the Construction Safety Awards Program must be submitted by April 19, 2024.

Associated Builder & Contractors of NH/VT Awards Panel will review applications that are completed and meet eligibility requirements.  The Awards Panel reserves the right not to consider a submittal if it deviates substantially from the national average incident rates. The evaluation will be based on a consensus decision by the Panel taking into consideration the specific factors enumerated.  The selections of the Awards Panel are irrevocable; their decisions are final.

The recipients of the ABC NH/VT Construction Industry Safety Awards will be honored at an awards ceremony, Thursday, June 6, 2024, and will be presented with plaques and certificates to display their designation.  The award recipients will also receive recognition through press releases and other public awareness campaigns.