STEP Health & Safety Management System
Measure Your Performance on Key Components
ABC’s STEP Health and Safety Management System provides contractors and suppliers with a robust, no-cost framework for measuring safety data and benchmarking with peers in the industry.
The self-assessment tool helps participants identify real opportunities for scalable growth in their health and safety programs to lower their total recordable incident rates.
Strengthen and Expand Best Practices
Once identified, growth opportunities spur deeper conversations between leaders and team members to develop a plan of action to implement best practices tailored to company needs.
In the ever-expanding world of construction safety technology, continuously improve your program to ensure employees are set up for success now and in the future.
Build Your Health and Safety Culture
Safety requires innovation, skill and talent in addition to a proven strategy to create industry-leading programs. Top-performing ABC members actively build health and safety into their culture, fueling the power and purpose in their people to deliver for their clients.
Leaders and employees commit to holistic health and safety programs ensuring the total human health of their team.
START YOUR JOURNEY
STEP has enabled members to achieve industry-leading health and safety performance. Ensure employees are returning home safe to families and loved ones every day. Submit your STEP health and safety self-assessment in as little as 30 minutes! There is no cost to participate.
Earn Top Performers Recognition
The AQC credential provides national recognition to construction firms that demonstrate their commitment to corporate responsibility in quality, health and safety, craft and management education, talent management—including inclusion and diversity—and community relations.
Companies that earn the Accredited Quality Contractor credential are eligible to be honored as an ABC Top Performer and enjoy broad recognition they can share with current and prospective clients, fellow contractors, employees, the media and the local community.
Contractors and Suppliers: Your STEP self-assessment can be completed anytime during the year prior to Dec. 15. Please check with your ABC chapter for deadlines for local events.
Contractors: Set yourself up for success by submitting your self-assessment early in the year to allow time to then complete your AQC application.
Completed self-assessments are accepted until Dec. 15.*
In order to receive your certificate at your chapter’s event, please complete your self-assessment by your chapter’s deadline.
*Oct. 23 to be considered for AQC and Top Performers.
STEP Diamond, Platinum, and Gold recipients are eligible for the ABC National Health and Safety Excellence Awards and the Construction Users Roundtable Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards.