AGHP 2026 Safety Recognition Program
(Performance Period: Jan – Dec 2025)

Recognitions are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements and efforts in companies' rope access safety programs.

AGHP Rope Access Safety Recognition is awarded to companies with TRIR (Total Recordable Incident Rate) and DART (Days Away and Restricted duty/job Transfer case) rates below the current geohazards industry average and a minimum 90-point total score in leading and trailing safety indicator categories. 

Important Information & Dates:

• Applications will be reviewed and scored on a rolling basis upon receipt
  • Applicants may be contacted regarding missing information or application clarification during the review process
• October 16, 2026: Final application submission deadline (5:00 PM Eastern Time)
• November 19, 2026: Official recipient notifications and public announcement

Section 1 details a company’s trailing indicators. A trailing indicator is typically based on injury and incident data (i.e., things that have occurred in the past). The trailing indicators used for an AHGP Safety Recognition are based on OSHA incident rates: the Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) and the Days Away and Restricted Duty/Job Transfer (DART) case rate.

The applicant’s TRIR and DART rates must be at or below the most recent published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rates for “Specialty Contractors” to earn points. The TRIR and DART case rates are each worth 10 points. Canadian firms participating in the AGHP Safety Recognition Program should use the Canadian Province Workers Compensation Law and/or Occupational Safety and Health Regulations as described below. Fill in the appropriate table for your company.

Section 2 details leading indicators. Leading indicators are those techniques that your company uses to PREVENT rope access injuries/incidents. Leading indicators include: inspections, training, slope site assessments, accountable activities, etc. Section 2 contains 16 questions, each worth 5 points for a possible maximum of 80 points, or 80% of the Total Score.

Section 3 contains the required narratives that allow each company to describe the critical elements of their Rope Access Safety program. Be sure to detail those elements of your program that have proven effective in preventing injuries and incidents.

Section 4 contains the summary of your score.

Section 5 contains the required signature and certificate of release page.

The calculated TRIR and DART Rate for the calendar year 2025 are the criteria for this Section.

To earn points, the applicant company’s TRIR & DART rates for 2025 must be at or below published incident rates, as follows:

• A TRIR rate at or below the most current published rate in the Bureau of Labor Statistics data for Specialty Trade Contractors of 2.3 equals 10 points (TRIR above the published rate = zero points).
• A DART rate at or below the most current published rate in the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Specialty Trade Contractors of 1.4 equals 10 points (DART above the published rate = zero points).

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Incident Rates (Table 1: Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries 2024); Private Industry; Specialty Trade Contractors
(https://www.bls.gov/web/osh/table-1-industry-rates-national.htm) 

The TRIR Rate and the Dart Rate will be calculated by the AGHP as per the following examples

Examples:
TRIR 5 total OSHA recordables & 465,000 employee hours worked
TRIR = (5 / 465,000) x 200,000 = 2.15
DART 2 cases with either restricted duty/job transfer, or, lost time
DART = (2 / 465,000) x 200,000 = 0.86

The TRIR Rate and the Lost Time Modified Duty Case Rate will be calculated by the AGHP as per the following examples

* As required by Province Workers Compensation Law and/or Occupational Safety & Health Regulations
** Rate calculation: rate = # cases divided by employee hours worked multiplied by 200,000
*** Lost Time or Modified Duty -- the number of individual cases involving a worker who was unable to work at all (due to injury) and the number of cases where the injured worked could work, but at a restricted capacity (i.e. no bending, lifting more than 15 pounds, etc.) or was transferred to another job description (i.e. went from working in the field to working at the shop performing a different task due to the injury).

Each “Yes” is worth 5 points, “No” answers are worth zero points, and Section 2 has a possible maximum of 80 points. Some items may require further explanation.

If you would like to upload an additional documents to accompany your application please do so here. If you would like to upload multiple documents please email them to dsalamacha@association-partners.com

This form must be completed in full as a requirement of entry for the AGHP Rope Access Safety Recognition Program.

I have reviewed the information supplied in the AGHP Rope Access Recognition Program as well as attachments, and I certify that this information is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge.

Furthermore, I grant permission to the AGHP to use the information furnished in this application, including my company name, at the sole discretion of the AGHP staff, in any and all promotion of this or future Rope Access Safety Recognition Programs.

I understand that while this information is not considered confidential, specific details of the material will not be publicly linked directly to my company except in the event that it is required to adequately document or portray primary aspects of my program, and then, it will only be expressed in a positive manner that reflects well on my company.

I acknowledge that I have authority of my company to make these representations. Form completed by: