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ABC Calls for More Effective and Collaborative Construction Safety Regulations

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 8:52 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, May 23—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 United States.

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ABC Honors Contractors with Industry-leading Safety Performance

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 11:59 PM By Donna Reichle

LONG BEACH, Calif, March 22— Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced the winners of the 2017 National Safety Awards at ABC Convention 2018 in Long Beach, Calif. A total of 54 ABC member companies were recognized for their safety performance on March 21 during the 28th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards.

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ABC Report: Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 670 Percent Safer

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 11:56 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, March 20—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently released its 2018 Safety Performance Report to further the construction industry’s understanding of how to make jobsites safer through its Safety Performance Evaluation Process (STEP). Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 85 percent, making the best-performing companies 670 percent safer than the industry average.

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ABC Announces Hire of Stephen Wiltshire as Safety Director

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 2:58 PM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, July 17—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced that veteran construction safety expert Stephen M. Wiltshire has joined its 70-person staff as director of safety.

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ABC Report: Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 770% Safer

Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:45 AM By Jeff Leieritz

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently released its 2017 Safety Performance Report to further the construction industry’s understanding of how to make jobsites safer through its Safety Performance Evaluation Process (STEP). Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 87 percent, making the best-performing companies 770 percent safer than the industry average.

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