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 © 2008 AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter
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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Safety PRIDE

Current PRIDE Recipients

  • Emerick Construction Company, May 2007

  • Reese Electric, October 2007

Take PRIDE in Your Safety Program!

AGC Safey 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:

  • Experience Rate Modification (ERM): current year ERM is Less than or equal to 1.0

  • Incurred Loss Ratio: three year average is less than equal to 40%

  • 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)

  • Zero workplace deaths over past three years

  • 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 & 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 & 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 or your AGC safety and loss control consultant.