Gillespie Electric, Inc. Achieves World-Class Safety Standards Through Platinum ABC STEP Program

Gillespie Electric, Inc. Achieves World-Class Safety Standards Through Platinum ABC STEP Program

Gillespie Electric, Inc. today announced it has achieved Platinum in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety program that dramatically improves safety performance among construction industry participants, with top-performing Diamond members achieving incident rates 645% safer than the industry average.

“I am proud of all my Employee’s for there hard work at keeping Safety first” said David Burkhart, President of Gillespie Electric. Company slogan has been for over 10 years “Know Safety – No Accident”.

STEP participants measure their safety processes and policies on key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents.

“Safety is a journey, and that journey is possible because of systems like STEP, which enables ABC member contractors like Gillespie Electric, Inc. to have safer and more productive jobsites,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “Committing to total human health is essential to ensure the physical and mental health and safety of our workforce, and I commend Gillespie Electric, Inc. for consistently fulfilling those commitments to raise the bar of safety performance.”

According to ABC’s annual Safety Performance Report, STEP participants, regardless of company size or type of work, can reduce recordable incidents up to 84%, making the best performing companies more than eight times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average. Ratings range from Diamond, the highest, to Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant.

To learn more about the STEP program, visit abc.org/step.