It is the policy of Adams Electric Company to conduct all operations with a maximum of safety. No phase of our operations or administration is more important than accident prevention. Our goal is to eliminate all personal injury and property damage. Adams Electric Company commits to having a safe working environment. We administer 10-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (O.S.H.A) training to all recognized superintendents, foremen, and management. During the 10-hour O.S.H.A. class, covered safety topics include fall protection, ladders, scaffolding, and personal protective equipment to implementing proper safety procedure in different situations. As well as on the job training, we hold weekly safety meetings at all of our jobsites! We also offer forklift training to all and mandate first aid/CPR to our superintendents.

Planning for safety starts with the company's job bid and continues through purchasing, construction, and maintenance. Accident prevention measures are integrated with operating functions and are a prime responsibility of company management.

While safety at the job site is the direct responsibility of your job superintendent, success in preventing accidents depends on the collective efforts of all employees.

Pre-job and regular safety meetings are held so that all employees have a full understanding of all job safety requirements.

SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• ABC Carolinas 2008 "Silver Level Safety Training and Evaluation Process" STEP award.
• ABC Carolinas 2009 "Gold Level Safety Training and Evaluation Process" STEP award.
• Last two years EMR safety rating:
  2009 = .79
  2008 = .86

9/2011

Adams had been awarded the Platinum level of Safety with the Associated Builders Contractors. This means the following conditions have been met:

Congratulations to Eddie McAlexander for helping develop such a top safety program for Adams Electric Company!

Platinum Level
STEP Platinum is open to applicants who meet ALL of the following qualifications:
a) Minimum Platinum Level 20 Key Components self-score1 required.

b) Incidence rate2 at least 25 percent below the national BLS3 average for applicant's NAICS4 code in the application year. (Note that the use of a three-year average is permitted for companies with fewer than 100 employees.)

c) No fatality or catastrophic accident5 within this application year, or the previous two consecutive years, which resulted in OSHA citation.

d) No willful or repeat OSHA citations (federal or state) within this application year or the previous two consecutive years.

e) EMR (“mod factor”) at or below 0.800 for application year (0.900 for companies with fewer than 100 employees). In some states, very small companies may have trouble reaching 0.900 even with three years of zero losses. Therefore, in place of the mod factor requirement, a company with fewer than 50 employees can meet this qualification if its three-year average workers' comp loss ratio is at or below 15 percent. A statement from your insurer must attest to this criterion.

f) Site supervisory personnel have completed OSHA 10-hour construction safety course or equivalent.

g) Have designated safety personnel with OSHA 30-hour construction safety course training or equivalent. These individuals, through training and experience, are able to recognize workplace hazards and have the authority to take prompt, corrective action.

h) Site-specific safety and health programs in place.

i) Employees actively involved in safety and health program (i.e., participation in self-audits, site inspections, job hazard analyses, safety and health program reviews, safety training, near-miss investigations, etc.).

j) Employees trained in identification and control of hazards specific to the contractor's worksite(s).