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Celebrating Safety: ABC Carolinas Announces 2020 STEP Award Recipients

by GroundBreak Staff Report on October 30, 2020

Sending workers home safely every night is a common goal among construction firms. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) STEP program has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work. Participating…

Topics: Featured, Safety
ABC Carolinas, Safety Awards, STEP

Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 827% Safer

by ABC on June 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2020 Safety Performance Report, an annual assessment that furthers the construction industry’s understanding of how to achieve world-class safety through its STEP Safety Management System. Published in conjunction with National Safety Month, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable…

Topics: Safety
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Safety, Safety Week, STEP

Sherman Construction Earns ABC’s STEP Diamond Status for 2019 Safety Program

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on September 6, 2019

Greenville, S.C. – Greenville-based Sherman Construction has earned the 2019 STEP Diamond Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for its outstanding safety performance and practices. Diamond is the highest level of recognition in the national construction association’s STEP Safety Management System. “Sherman Construction is honored to receive this prestigious safety recognition. Through the…

Topics: Business, Safety
Sherman Construction, STEP

ABC Calls for More Effective and Collaborative Construction Safety Regulations

by Associated Builders and Contractors on May 24, 2018

In testimony before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Kwest Group President and Chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Safety and Health Committee Ryan Odendahl called for a collaborative effort between industry and the federal government to increase workplace safety and promote economic opportunity in the…

Topics: Business, Safety
Safety, STEP

S.C. Department of Commerce Wins Grant to Support Export Assistance

by S.C. Department of Commerce on September 20, 2017

The S.C. Department of Commerce has been awarded a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the sixth year. In total, the SBA is awarding $18 million to 44 states in this year’s round of STEP grants, which are designed to support and encourage small business export success….

Topics: Economic Development
Economic Development, Export Assistance, SBA, SCOPE, STEP

Construction Industry Recognizes Excellence in Safety

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on September 16, 2017

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas honored over 100 members for their dedication and commitment to excellence in safety. North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, Cherie Berry and South Carolina Director of Labor Licensing and Regulation, Emily F arr addressed the ABC membership and presented over 100 Safety Training Evaluation Program (STEP) awards….

Topics: Business, Safety
ABC Carolinas, Safety, STEP

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    Source: Raleigh Business Journal Published on April 16, 2021
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    Source: Business North Carolina Published on April 15, 2021
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