Safety is the culture of Celerity.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania, —Celerity announced it has achieved Gold in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System, meaning Celerity is 655% safer than the industry average. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety program that dramatically improves safety performance among construction industry participants..
“This achievement is a payoff of everyone’s efforts at Celerity.”
Ron Leight, JR. Vice President and Co-Owner.
Safety is the culture of Celerity, from the training we provide, to the PPE and equipment we use at each jobsite, to the communication among our crews that ensure we are keeping each other safe.
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.
Each of Celerity’s safety efforts are designed to protect our employees. Through the ABC STEP Program process, Celerity’s EMR dropped to a projected .838, which is below the industry average of 1.0. Celerity hired a Safety Professional to promote the culture of safety throughout the company, as well as maintain our fleet through the lens of safe driving behaviors. Additionally, Celerity has maintained zero days away from work and zero instances of lost time and continue to improve our safety practices within Celerity’s Safety Orientation Training process.
Celerity’s team managers diligently meet to discuss safety topics each week. The gold level achievement is a reflection of our dedicated team of professionals.
“Safety is a journey, and that journey is possible because of systems like STEP, which enables ABC member contractors like Celerity to have a safer and more productive jobsite,´ said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “Committing to total human health is essential to ensure both the physical and mental health and safety of our workforce, and I commend Celerity for consistently fulfilling those commitments to raising the bar of safety performance.”
According to ABC’s annual Safety Performance Report, STEP participants, regardless of company size or type of work, and can reduce recordable incidents up to 85%, 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 abcstep.org.
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Celerity designs, builds, services and maintains fiber optic and wireless infrastructure. We proudly serve telecommunications companies, electric utility companies, education and healthcare organizations using the most efficient network technology available, through all phases of pre-planning, construction, splicing, testing and close out documentation. Well Planned. Well Crafted. Well Done. For more information, visit nextmiletech.com.
