Celebrating ABC Keystone Members’ Commitment to Safety | Network with ABC Contractors | Support the 2020 STEP Award Recipients and OSHA Partners
Preventing Suicide in the Construction Industry
By: Kevin B. Keith, ABC Keystone Director of Safety Services There is an epidemic in the construction industry and many in the industry are not even aware of it. If you read ABC Keystone President-CEO Dave Sload’s article in the December Spokesman, you might know that the epidemic is suicide. …
But We Did Everything Right! Challenging OSHA Citations with the Unpreventable Employee Misconduct Defense
By: Michael Metz-Topodas, Jonathan Landesman, and Christopher W. Sexton, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC Despite the construction industry’s few areas of certainty, contractors can invariably count on facing an OSHA compliance inspection at some point. These visits are meant to ensure everyone on-site is following OSHA’s many and …
Safety Academy – The Road to World Class Safety
Discover how an enhanced safety culture can play an important role in maximizing your profits.
Relying on the extensive data that ABC National collects regarding safety and key elements that top performers in safety have in common will help you and your company to improve safety. Deep diving into successful business models will reveal that top businesses have models that indicate that safety is part of the equation that maximizes their profits. Join us to discuss safety and how to make it part of your company’s DNA.
This interactive forum is provided to discuss the methods and means to develop a world class safety culture.
Competent Person for Fall Protection & Falling Object Protection
Gain knowledge critical in protecting employees from the dangers of working at heights. Discover more about both regulatory (OSHA) requirements and best industry practices through both lecture, hands-on activities, and table-top-style exercises using potential workplace scenarios.
Safety Analytics: Leading vs. Lagging Indicators
By: Douglas M. Dvorchak, 2019 Chair of the Board, ABC Keystone How can contractors measure safety success? Many factors can be evaluated: Fewer accidents and injuries from one year to the next can indicate success. Evaluating OSHA 300 logs, comparing Experience Modification Rates and lowering insurance costs can also be …
Follow the Road Map to World Class Safety
By: Kevin Keith, Director of Safety, ABC Keystone (Remarks from May 2019 Safety Awards Dinner) I have a degree in Kinesiology. This is not a degree that creates a direct line to a career choice. I believe that we control our own destiny and can create our own path, and …
ABC Keystone Recognizes Contractors for Outstanding Safety Performance
Contact: Kristi Pronovost Director of Marketing & Communications 717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 2, 2019 (MANHEIM, PA.) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced the winners of its 2019 Safety Training & Evaluation (STEP) Awards and recognized its 2019 OSHA Partners on Wednesday, …
ABC Keystone Safety Awards Dinner Presented by Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
Celebrating ABC Keystone Members’ Commitment to Safety! Network with ABC Contractors; Support the 2019 STEP Award Recipients; Attend the Safety Forum – included with your registration
Step up to World Class Safety
By: Douglas M. Dvorchak, 2019 Chair of the Board, ABC Keystone It seems as if every contractor I speak to has a solid backlog and/or has plenty of jobs to bid. Nice problems to have! Now that Spring is upon us, and with work picking up, I felt it was …