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9450 S.W. Commerce Circle, Suite 200,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
Phone: 503-682-3363 - 800-826-6610
Fax: 503-682-1696
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Programs and Services
Workers' Comp
Safety
Safety Awards
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Current PRIDE
Recipients
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Emerick
Construction Company,
Renewed November, 2008
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Reese
Electric, Renewed October,
2008
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Max J. Kuney Company,
January, 2009
Take PRIDE in Your Safety Program!
AGC Safety PRIDE is a statewide
voluntary safety management program provided at
no cost for contractor members (general
contractor, specialty contractor,
subcontractors) of the Oregon-Columbia Chapter. AGC Safety
PRIDE was implemented in 2006 by
members of the AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter
Safety and Health Council and is recognized by
the chapter and Oregon OSHA.
Program
Goals
- Publicly recognize employer achievement in attaining and maintaining
effective safety management programs
- Increase the number of employers with effective safety and health
management programs
- Assist participating employers to establish self-sufficient safety and
health management programs
- Increase safe work environments for employees
- Increase employee safety awareness
- Decrease the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting
participating employers
- Improve lost workday and incidence rates
- Positively impact experience modification rates, resulting in reduced
workers’ compensation costs
- Limit OR-OSHA to Focused Inspections only of AGC Safety PRIDE
qualified employers
OR-OSHA Focused
Construction
AGC Safety PRIDE is recognized by OR-OSHA, who has agreed to limit
scheduled inspections to “Focused Four” evaluations. These four
conditions are the cause of most construction
fatalities as well as the basis of violations
when
OR-OSHA conducts a focused and construction
inspection.
- Falls
- Electrical
- Struck by
- Caught in/between
Qualification
Process
Qualified members of AGC Safety PRIDE, will have met or exceeded the
established construction safety standards as demonstrated through
successful completion of a three-step qualification process, which
includes an initial formal application,
written program audit, and
jobsite audit.
(Available soon in fillable forms.)
Minimum AGC Safety PRIDE
Application Qualifications:
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Experience Rate Modification (ERM):
current year ERM is Less than or equal to 1.0
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Incurred Loss Ratio: three year
average is less than equal to 40%
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OSHA Lost Work Day Incident Rate
(LWDIR): three year average is less than or
equal to the average LWDIR rate of the specific
industry class (using most currently available
OSHA data)
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Zero workplace deaths over past
three years
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Zero willful OSHA/OR/OR-OSHA
citations
Once the application and
qualification checklist has been received and
reviewed, and the written and jobsite audits have
been successfully completed jointly with a chapter
safety and loss control consultant, employer will
receive their AGC Safety PRIDE qualification. The
full benefits of AGC Safety PRIDE begin on the
initial date of qualification and are in effect for
12 months. Two months prior to expiration, a notice
will be sent to your firm indicating it is time for
renewal. Continued qualification in AGC Safety PRIDE
is contingent upon annual review of written program
and jobsite safety audits by AGC safety and loss
control staff prior to program expiration.
Recognition
AGC Safety PRIDE members will be provided recognition in AGC
publications and with a plaque for display at their place of business,
upon qualification and at subsequent renewals. AGC Safety PRIDE decals
will also be made available for use on company vehicles, hard hats, and
jobsite signs.
More Information
Contact a representative of the AGC safety and loss control team, or
call 503-682-3363
For an editable application contact
Judy Robinson,
503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610,
or your AGC safety and loss
control consultant.
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