Wagman Construction announced it has achieved Diamond Level in Associated Builders and Contractors' (ABC) STEP Safety Management System.

Founded more than three decades ago, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen, and build industry-leading safety programs that enable top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average.

Wagman's award-winning safety program is built on proactive measures that identify and mitigate risks before they become hazards. The company has a team of full-time dedicated safety personnel who educate and enforce safe working conditions on every project. Before the start of any project, Wagman develops a project-specific safety plan, which includes a comprehensive approach to health and safety guidelines to protect both workers and occupants.

Additionally, a Hazard Risk Assessment is conducted to identify potential safety issues, which is then incorporated into daily safety huddles, covering general site safety, tool and equipment usage and other critical work hazards.

STEP participants measure their safety processes and policies on key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing health and safety programs that reduce job site incidents. Wagman excelled in areas such as comprehensive safety training, rigorous subcontractor screening, detailed project safety plans and continuous improvement initiatives that emphasize hazard identification and prevention.

According to ABC's annual Safety Performance Report, STEP participants, regardless of company size or type of work, can reduce recordable incidents up to 83%, making the best-performing companies 576% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average. Ratings range from Diamond, the highest, to Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant.

Wagman, headquartered in York, is a multi-faceted construction firm with major operations in heavy civil, general construction and geotechnical construction services. For more information, visit http://www.wagman.com.