2021 CREST Awards for 2020 Performance
CREST Awards Registration is open! In an era where safety is as important as it’s ever been, an award-winning safety program is a differentiator for companies.
Here’s what you need to enter the CREST Awards:
- 3-6 photos representing your company’s safety compliance program.
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Your completed OSHA 300A form (click here for 5 steps to OSHA 300 reporting)
Answers to the following questions for the FCA CREST Chairman’s Award:
-Describe how your safety program saved you money.
-Tell us what makes your safety program work.
-Provide three tips for managing a successful safety program.

The Safest Contractors in Construction
Winners and Top Finishers – CREST Awards 2020 for 2019 Performance
FCA International is proud to recognize the following contractors for their consistent commitment to safety excellence. CREST Winners and Top Finishers are among the safest contractors in their industry. This year’s CREST Awards were sponsored by Sherwin-Williams.
CREST AWARD WINNERS
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS & METAL
Boss Glass Company – Dover, NJ | Kelly Glass, Inc. – Peoria, IL |
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Empirehouse – Mounds View, MN | National Glass & Metal Co., Inc. – Horsham, PA |
DRYWALL FINISHING
Ceilings, Inc. – Norristown, PA | Performance Contracting Group – Lenexa, KS |
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Heartwood Building Group, Inc. – Philadelphia, PA | Sharpe Interior Systems – Valencia, CA |
FLOORING
Anderson Commercial Flooring – Oakland, CA | City Carpet and Flooring – Detroit, MI |
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INDUSTRIAL COATING
Coatings Unlimited Inc. – Bridgeton, MO | Niles Industrial Coating – Fenton, MI |
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ECL Engineered Coatings Ltd. – Ayr, ON | Redwood Painting Co., Inc. – Pittsburg, CA |
PAINTING & WALLCOVERING
Ascher Brothers – Chicago, IL | Penington Painting Company – Chandler, AZ |
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Fedor Wall Systems – Fremont, CA | Ralph E. Jones, Inc. – Harrisburg, PA |
Mid Michigan Pride Painting – Flint, MI | Tri-State Painting Co., Inc. – Evansville, IN |
CREST CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Titan Industrial Services, Inc. – Baltimore, MD |
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CREST Award Top Finishers
About the FCA CREST Awards
WHY CREST: The Contractors Recognizing Excellence in Safety Training (CREST) Awards was created to provide international recognition to contractors who maintain effective safety programs. CREST Winners and Top Finishers are internationally-recognized for their commitment to safety excellence.
Explanation of Data
An award winner is chosen from each of the following categories. The categories are broken down by trade and annual hours. Additionally, the top 10 contractors in each category are recognized with a certificate as a Top 10 Contractor.
Companies are required to submit basic information followed by data associated with the leading and lagging measures. Formulas have been created to standardize values for these measures.
TRADE | HOURS WORKED |
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Architectural Glass & Metal | 1 – 25,000 hours |
Drywall Finishing | 25,001 – 50,000 hours |
Flooring | 50,000 – 100,000 hours |
Industrial Coating | 100,001 – 150,000 hours |
Painting& Wallcovering | 100,001 – 150,000 hours |
Sign & Display |
Safety Program Efforts
For the leading measures, or evaluation of safety effort, the following data is collected:
- Years the company has had a written safety program in place
- Safety training orientation for all new employees
- Employment of a full-time safety representative
- Ongoing safety training
- Number of employees who have current OSHA 10 or 30 training, which is OSHA’s basic, construction outreach training needed for supervisors
- Safety program impact on the company
Safety Program Results -- EMR Trend
EMR is a measure of a company’s losses versus an expected loss for a company in that industry. Fewer losses or injuries/illnesses are equated with a better safety program. However, this calculation is based on a three-year average. To effectively use this measure, the trend over a four-year period offers a better picture of performance.
OSHA Log Data
The following are measures using the totals from a company’s OSHA’s Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. Using the formulas established by OSHA, as noted below, FCA creates a level playing field by converting the total numbers to a rate per 100 employees. The FCA CREST Awards incorporate the rate into a formula that compares the various applicants and assigns a relative score to each.
Entrants are evaluated based on the following OSHA Log Data:
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Total number of fatalities (fatalities are a critical factor and any fatalities occurring in the calendar year disqualifies the entry)
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Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) Trend over a four-year period
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Recordable Incident Rate (Total Cases x 200,000 / Total Hours of Exposure)
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Lost Work Day Case Rate ([Deaths + Days Away Cases x 200,000] / Total Hours of Exposure)
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Severity Rate (Days Away from Work x 200,000 Hours / Total Hours of Exposure)