Safety Program

The Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a cooperative program that rewards employers with outstanding workplace safety and health programs that control hazards and protect workers. OSHA approves successful employers by designating them to one of three VPP program levels: Star, Merit, or Star Demonstration.  A VPP award designation indicates that the organization receiving the award has met or exceeded the four basic VPP elements:

• Management Leadership & Employee Involvement
• Worksite Analysis
• Hazard Prevention & Control
• Safety and Health Training

 

A designated Star site must have had all of its occupational safety and health program elements operating effectively for at least one year, and its injury and accident rates must be below the national average for that industry.

Approval into VPP is OSHA's official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health.

STAR RATING

The Star Program is designed for exemplary worksites with comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems. Companies in the Star Program have achieved injury and illness rates at or below the national average of their respective industries. These sites are self-sufficient in their ability to control workspace hazards. Star participants are reevaluated every three to five years, although incidents rates are reviewed annually.

In 2008, Ferguson Construction submitted the application for a statewide VPP star rating by OSHA. This application has been approved and Ferguson Construction has achieved a VPP STAR rating for the entire state of Ohio!

Ferguson Construction Company was accepted into the VPP program and has achieved a STAR rating since 2004.

NATIONAL SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
250,000 - 500,000 WORK HOURS

On March 15th of 2003 Ferguson Construction Company was awarded the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) National Safety Excellence Award at the national convention held in San Diego, California. The ABC National Safety Award recognizes companies whose safety performance and programs are exemplary. Awards are based on data submitted via STEP Platinum applications and interviews with companies' safety directors and owners. Award categories are based on total work-hours in a calendar year and standard industrial codes.

 

STEP PLATINUM AWARD

 
The Safety Training & Evaluation Process (STEP) is a national recognized safety program sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. The award is based upon the cumulative score of twenty key components. Ferguson Construction Company has achieved a Platinum status every year since 2001 and will continue to use the key components of the program to build and strength our safety program.

Twenty Key Components of "STEP" Program

• Employer Commitment
• Employer Policy Statement on Safety
• Responsibility for Safety Defined
• EMR or Loss Ratio
• Resources for Safety
• Safety Program Goal Setting
• Employer Supervisory Meetings
• Pre-Planning for Jobsite Safety
• Employee Participation
• New Employee Orientation
• Safety Rules
• Employee Safety Training
• Toolbox Safety Meetings
• Inspections
• Supervisory Training
• Accident Investigation
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Performance Review
• Substance Abuse Policy
• Record Keeping

 

 

ACCREDITED QUALITY CONTRACTOR

 

                

 

 

 

 

 

Ferguson Construction is proud to be an Accredited Quality Contractor. Ferguson has demonstrated outstanding commitment to its employees, clients and community to earn the certification.

The Accredited Quality Contractor Program is a program launched in 1993 by the Association of Builders and Constractors. It is an accreditation program which publicly recognizes and honors those construction firms which have documented their commitment in four key areas of corporate responsibility:

* Safety (STEP Gold or Platinum Level Required)
* Employee Benefits
* Training
* Community Relations

AQC Pledge

"As contractors, we want business owners and the public in general to know that we care about our employees and the communities in which we build, and that we are prepared to demonstrate this concern through our actions. We are proud to be contractors and proud to be an integral part of this great industry. We want our many "publics" to know that we are dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and that we are committed to providing our employees, now and in the future, with the skills they need to work safely and productively on the jobsite."

For more information about Safety please contact:

John Brown
Safety Director
Ferguson Construction Company
400 Canal Street
PO Box 726
Sidney, OH 45365-0726
Phone: (937) 498-2381
Email: jbrown@ferguson-construction.com