1. Improving Contractor Safety Performance 20 th Annual Safety Excellence Award Program Safety, Health & Environmental Committee

2. Safety Award Statistics Year2003200420052006 Participating Contractors43484053 Total Work Hours in USA203 Mil182 Mil235 Mil185 Mil Total Recordable Rate0.740.960.870.73 No. Companies w/ TRR = 012 / 28%16 / 33%10 / 25%21 / 40% Nominated Sites74775373 Total Site Hours14.9 Mil15.8 Mil14.1 Mil18.6 Mil Ave Site Recordable Rate0.160.170.110.16 Sites with 0 Recordables63 / 8568 / 88%50 / 94%63 / 86%

3. Award Process Nominations by Owners (Nov-Dec) Training of Nominees and Audit Volunteers (Jan) Mentors (previous year “Best-in-Category” Contractors) assist nominees through process Nominees submit documentation to HBR for Evaluation and Finalists Selected by Owners and Mentors (Feb) Site Audits of Finalists conducted (Mar) Category Awards identified (Bronze, Silver, Gold & Best-in-Category) Awards Banquet recognition (May) Best Practices Seminar (Jun)

4. Selection of Finalists 99 Work Sites for 69 Contractor Companies Nominated for 2007 Awards. 53 Companies submitted information for evaluation. Each Company’s U.S. data for 2006 evaluated (Fatalities, LWD’s, Recordables) Safety Policies/Procedures Reviewed Twenty-six Finalists selected, three or four in each of seven Categories;  General Contractors – Large, Medium & Small  Specialty – Hard Crafts  Specialty – Soft Crafts – Large & Small  Technical Support

5. Site Safety Programs reviewed Emphasis on Employee interviews to determine if policies/procedures understood and implemented Over 100 specific safety, health and environmental elements rated Look for “best practices” that improve safety results and distinguish Contractor from others Audit Teams: 7 to 10 owner and contractor volunteers, led by owner, co-led by Mentor Site Audits of Finalists

6. Benefits Contractors are recognized with awards but sharing best practices is the real purpose Safety Audits are good training experiences for new safety supervisors and other maintenance and construction leaders Audit volunteers can take “best practices” they observe back to their work places “Best-in-Category” Contractors must share their best practices at the annual seminar and as Mentors the following year. All Nominees and Volunteers are recognized and challenged to improve their safety processes Participating Contractors have the best safety performance results in the “world” and HBR has the data to prove it.

7. Important Dates to Remember May 11 – Awards Banquet at Galveston Convention Center June 21 – Best Practices Seminar at Pasadena Convention Center. Part of all day Safety Expo sponsored by HBR, ABC, Houston Area Safety Council and OSHA Safety, Health & Environmental Resource Committee meets on the third Thursday of every month at 8:00 a.m., normally at the HBR Office