Safety is the culture of Celerity.

Quakertown, Pennsylvania, —Celerity announced it has achieved Platinum 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 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 controls and equipment we use at each jobsite, to the communication among our crews, 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.

Celerity utilizes the ABC STEP Program as a guideline for our Safety Management System.  Our EMR lowered to a .838, which is an indicator of the Teams’ commitment. Celerity hired a full time Safety Professional to boost the culture of safety throughout the company. Additionally, this provides a fresh and exuberant perspective. In addition, we continue to commit resources to improve our safety practices and to bolster our Safety orientation process. We challenge our people identify and mitigate hazards as part of our daily routine. The Platinum level achievement reflects the commitment to our culture.

"Safety is a journey, and that journey is possible because of systems like STEP, which enables ABC member contractors like Celerity 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 Celerity for consistently fulfilling those commitments to raise the bar of 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 8%s 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.

To view more about Celerity's services, visit nextmiletech.com/services.

Celerity designs, builds, services and maintains fiber optic and wireless infrastructure. We proudly serve telecommunications companies, electric utility companies, education and healthcare organizations. Through all phases of pre-planning, construction, splicing, testing and close out documentation we use the most efficient network technology available. Well Planned, Well Crafted, Well Done. For more information, visit nextmiletech.com.