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Industry insights, workforce trends, business strategy, and leadership.
Conversations with builders, leaders, and influencers shaping construction.
Chapter updates, legislation, milestones, and member highlights.
ABC’s safety programs and products make this possible by helping members maintain safer and more productive job sites, one of the construction industry’s most critical needs.
Assess Current Safety Performance
ABC’s STEP Health and Safety Management System® provides contractors and suppliers with a robust, no-cost framework for measuring safety data and benchmarking with peers in the industry.
Use STEP as a benchmarking tool to get started
Leadership Commitment to World-Class Safety
Read ABC’s 2026 Safety Performance Report to understand the impact of STEP participation on safety performance. Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 83%, making the best-performing companies nearly seven times safer than the industry average.
Empowering Executives To Foster Transformational Cultures
The ABC Health and Safety Leadership Forum is the premier event for visionary C-suite leaders dedicated to transforming their organization’s health and safety culture. This exclusive forum is a deep dive into ABC’s STEP Safety Management System,® insights into its key components and the direct correlation of leadership commitment and industry-leading health and safety cultures.
Commitment to World-Class Safety
The Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW) was created with the purpose of providing companies and organizations with the resources necessary to successfully implement an effective substance abuse policy.
Safety Resources for Every Job Site
From safety orientations and toolbox talks to suicide prevention training, ABC San Diego gives members practical resources they can put to work on the job site. These are real-world tools that help crews stay safe day to day and make it easier to build a stronger safety culture on every project.
Accredited Quality Contractor Recognition
The prestigious Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) credential publicly recognizes and honors those construction firms that have documented their commitment in five areas of corporate responsibility: Quality, Health and Safety, Talent Management, Craft and Management Education, and Community Relations.
STEP
ABC’s Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) is a safety benchmark and improvement tool applying world-class processes which dramatically improve safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work.
Safety Committee
ABCSD’s Safety Committee meets monthly to provide leadership and direction to members regarding safety, environmental, and health issues. The committee’s goals are to save, protect, and enhance the lives of workers and the community; bring about a renewed commitment to safety and health in the industry; and to increase the productivity and competitiveness of ABCSD’s member companies.
Safety Best Practices
ABCSD offers a variety of resources and tools from toolbox talk topics to training videos that can help members improve their safety culture. For access to these resources, contact Lauren Varney today.
Safety Compliance Resources
ABCSD provides excellent resources to keep your company compliant with safety regulations within the State of California and nationwide.
Safety Training
ABCSD offers a variety of online and classroom instruction enabling employees to recognize safety hazards and learn prevention means and methods. From cutting edge topics to OSHA and client-required subject matters, ABCSD delivers innovative, effective training.
Accredited Quality Contractors (AQC)
ABC’s AQC program recognizes member construction firms which annually document their commitment in five key areas of corporate responsibility: quality, safety, employee benefits, training and community relations. Once contractors achieve accreditation, the AQC designation can be used in bid documents, corporate documents, and signage.
ABCSD provides excellent resources to keep your company compliant with safety regulations within the State of California and nationwide.
Lists and provides copies of proposed and passed regulations. Helpful when researching regulations and their background, comment periods and effective dates.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tool for determining your annual incidence rate. Includes national BLS averages for comparison, and individual North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) section covering injury/illness and fatality statistics for all American industries.
Find information on the latest OSHA initiatives, partnerships and compliance assistance.