ABC of Central Pennsylvania has just released their STEP Award Contractors and Kessel is the recipient of a Silver Award for their safety record and in house safety programs.ABC of Central PA
NEWS RELEASE
Date: AUGUST 23, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information, contact Raquel A. Good
(814) 353-1999 or rab@abccentralpa.org
ABC Central PA Chapter Recognizes Superior Safety Performance
(MILESBURG) The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. (ABC) – would like to recognize 22 local contractor firms for their achievements in the 2010 STEP program. Over 2,000 ABC member firms participate in the national Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) program, demonstrating the highest commitment to workplace safety.
STEP was established in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety Committee as a benchmarking and safety improvement tool to help its contractors objectively evaluate and systematically improve upon twenty key components of their safety programs. In 2010, the EH&S committee revamped these twenty key components to provide an even more descriptive roadmap to safety improvement, regardless of company size or work scope. It also created a new “Diamond” recognition level and instituted more stringent qualifications for Gold and Platinum level participants.
Developed and written by contractors for contractors, this annual program has helped its participants achieve injury, fatality and workers comp rates well below industry averages, and has placed them among the safest construction companies in the nation. ABC recognizes the success of its member participants at six levels: Participant, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond.
ABC would like to recognize the following STEP achievers:
| Company | Location | Award Level |
| CVC Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | Lewisburg | Platinum |
| Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. | Altoona | Platinum |
| Allied Mechanical & Electrical | State College | Gold |
| Centre Concrete Company | State College | Gold |
| Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. | State College | Gold |
| Highlander Energy Products, Inc. | Kane | Gold |
| K & N Electric, Inc. | Sunbury | Gold |
| Mervac Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | Windber | Gold |
| New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. | New Enterprise | Gold |
| Poole Anderson Construction, LLC | State College | Gold |
| Scott’s Landscaping, Inc. | Centre Hall | Gold |
| Silvertip, Inc. | Lewisburg | Gold |
| Tiadaghton Contractors, Inc. | South Williamsport | Gold |
| Griffith & Petz, Inc. | Johnstown | Silver |
| K.C. Larson, Inc. | Williamsport | Silver |
| Kessel Construction, Inc. | Bradford | Silver |
| Major Builders, Inc. | Johnstown | Silver |
| Zartman Construction, Inc. | Northumberland | Silver |
| Earthwork Services, LLC | Danville | Bronze |
| Kevin E. Raker Construction, LLC | Sunbury | Bronze |
| Mortimer Electric, Inc. | Bedford | Bronze |
| Steve Waldman Electric, Inc. | South Williamsport | Bronze |
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ABC is a national association representing more than 23,000 merit construction and construction-related firms in 78 chapters across the United States. The Central Pennsylvania Chapter represents over 200 companies in Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties. For more news and information, visit www.abccentralpa.org.
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