Manhattan Construction Company Earns National Safety Award from Associated Builders and Contractors

TULSA, Okla., April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tulsa-based Manhattan Construction Company today announced it's received a National Safety Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors, which will be presented at the 30th annual Excellence in Construction® Award during ABC Convention 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 18.

"Safety is woven into every aspect of our business, and everyone on a project plays a part in ensuring the health and well-being of workers on a job site," said John Reyhan, Manhattan Construction Company president. "For this reason, we dedicate this national safety honor to our Manhattan family of builders, trade partners, and clients, who have whole-heartedly supported our safety program and philosophy."

The 2019 National Safety Excellence Award winners were selected from ABC member firms that achieved Diamond, Platinum and Gold status in ABC's STEP Safety Management System in 2019. Manhattan Construction Co. is a nine-time STEP Diamond Safety Award Winner.

During the selection process, contractors were judged on self-evaluation scores, lost workday case rates, total recordable incident rates, leading indicator use, process and program innovations, and video interviews conducted by members of ABC's National Safety and Health Committee.

"Associated Builders and Contractors is proud to recognize Manhattan Construction Company for consistently raising the standards of safety in the construction industry," said 2020 ABC National Chair Tim Keating, owner and president of R.C. Stevens Construction Co., Winter Garden, Florida. "Their dedication to world-class safety performance and commitment to total human health is the gold standard of the merit shop construction industry."

The National Safety Excellence Awards are presented in three major North American Industry Classification System code categories: NAICS 236 – Construction of Buildings; NAICS 237 – Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; and NAICS 238 – Specialty Trade Contractors.

STEP, the standard for developing world-class safety management systems in construction, is designed to help both large and small contractors evaluate every aspect of their corporate safety and health programs and identify opportunities for improvement. According to ABC's annual Safety Performance Report, the average STEP Diamond company is more than eight times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' average for the entire industry based on their total recordable incident rate.

CNA is the presenting sponsor of the National Safety Excellence Awards.

See a complete list of winners on ABC's website: https://abc.org/Portals/1/2019%20ABC%20NSEA%20Award%20Winners.pdf?ver=2020-04-06-140812-060

About Manhattan Construction Company:
Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction Company is a fifth-generation family-owned company that provides preconstruction, construction management, program management, general building, and design-build services throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Manhattan's award-winning portfolio of work includes sports, healthcare, government, education, laboratory, aviation, transportation, convention, casino and hospitality facilities. Manhattan is a 15-time Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC), an ABC 2019 Top Performing Contractor, a nine-time STEP Diamond Safety Award Winner, and a 2019 National Safety Excellence Award Winner and a 2017 Pinnacle Safety Award winner − ABC's top national safety honor. http://www.manhattanconstruction.com

SOURCE Manhattan Construction Group