Highest safety honor achieved through Associated Builders & Contractors
Watson is proud to once again be recognized for our world-class safety performance with the 2025 Diamond STEP Award — the highest level of achievement in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) program.
STEP is a proven safety management system that provides a framework to evaluate, strengthen, and build industry-leading safety programs. Companies who participate in STEP are shown to achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average.
As part of the process, STEP participants complete a comprehensive evaluation of their safety policies and procedures across 25 key components. The goal: to implement or enhance health and safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
“Safety is a journey, and that journey is possible because of systems like STEP, which enables ABC member contractors like Watson to actively build health and safety into their culture, creating industry-leading, holistic safety programs to protect their workers and deliver for their clients,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce Development. “STEP measures performance on key components, strengthens and expands best practices and builds safety culture. Our people are our greatest asset, and I commend Watson for consistently fulfilling those commitments to raise the bar of safety performance.”
According to ABC’s 2025 Safety Performance Report, STEP participants can reduce recordable incidents by up to 83%, with Diamond-level companies performing 576% safer than the industry average. The STEP safety achievement levels range from Participant to Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and ultimately Diamond.
This recognition would not be possible without the commitment of every Watson employee. Our safety culture is more than a set of policies — it’s a shared responsibility that protects our team, our partners, and every project we touch.
To our employees: thank you for making safety a priority. Together, we are building a safer, stronger future.
