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.

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

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:

• Total number of fatalities (fatalities are a critical factor and any fatalities occurring in the calendar year disqualifies the entry)

• Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) Trend over a four-year period

• Recordable Incident Rate (Total Cases x 200,000 / Total Hours of Exposure)

• Lost Work Day Case Rate ([Deaths + Days Away Cases x 200,000] / Total Hours of Exposure)

• Severity Rate (Days Away from Work x 200,000 Hours / Total Hours of Exposure)

• DART Rate (Cases of Days Away from Work and Days of on the Job Transfer or Restriction) Restricted, Transferred and Lost Workday Cases x 200,000 / Total Hours of Exposure