Integrated Safety & Health

Roche actively manages and strives for safety excellence on every project. We take safety very seriously and combine safety, health, and environmental standards with quality construction performance to prevent accidents, injuries, illnesses, and environmental pollution. Roche’s mission is to construct the project the right way with every construction task always demonstrating integrated safety and construction excellence. This pursuit of excellence requires commitment from Roche employees, our subcontractors, and everyone associated with this project to achieve zero injuries, outstanding construction quality, and environmental stewardship.

Roche’s Integrated Safety & Health Plan is implemented on every project and it details general responsibilities, rules, regulations, and guidelines for all personnel associated with the construction project. The plan will be site-specific with the development and implementation of the Job Hazard analyses (JHAs) and site-specific safety plan, along with an environmental management plan. All project personnel — Roche employees, subcontractors, workers, suppliers, and visitors — are responsible and accountable for plan compliance.

OBJECTIVES & METHODS

Roche achieves safe, quality production; 100% OSHA compliance; and zero accidents using the following methods:

• Consistent enforcement of OSHA safety standards
• Drug and alcohol testing programs
• Regular safety training for all employees including OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour construction safety
  certification
• Proactive preconstruction planning and coordination with all trades on site, including a project safety
  orientation starting the first day of a new job
• Formulation of a project-specific safety plan
• Employee and subcontractor safety education and training and on-site safety instruction
• Weekly, on-site safety meetings for all employees and subcontractors
• Twice-daily safety inspections at each job site
• Monthly safety inspections and audits by a qualified professional

COMMITMENT

We provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees on our projects. Roche’s exemplary safety record is a direct result of our corporate commitment to safety.

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS

STEP Safety Management System
The Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program was developed and written by contractors, for contractors. The STEP program provides an organized approach to analyze and further develop companies safety and loss prevention programs; provides a valid, objective method to measure safety program improvements; and provides companies with safety performance recognition that can be used as an important business development tool with clients

Roche has been recognized with a STEP Award every year since 1999.

• Diamond Recipient: 2021, 2022
• Platinum Recipient: 1999-2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
• Gold Recipient: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018
• Silver Recipient: 2012, 2013

Accredited Quality Contractor
To be certified as an Accredited Quality Control, Roche demonstrated its commitment to high-quality construction as well as its employees, clients, and communities. Launched in 1993, the AQC program publicly recognizes and honors those construction firms that have documented their commitment to quality in five areas of corporate responsibility — quality, safety (ABC STEP Gold, Platinum, or Diamond level required), talent management, craft and management education, and community relations and diversity.

Roche has been recognized with AQC status from 2010 to 2021.

Top Performers List
ABC’s Top Performers lists recognize ABC member contractor’s achievements in safety, quality, diversity, and project excellence ranked by work hours. The listings highlight contractors that have earned ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential for their commitment to corporate responsibility in quality, safety, talent management, education, community relations, and diversity; those that won national Excellence in Construction, Safety Excellence, and Diversity Excellence awards; and those that hold designations awarded to diverse companies to help produce work from government and private entities.

To be eligible, Top Performers demonstrated world-class safety performance by achieving Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which makes the top-performing contractors up to 655% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to the ABC 2021 Safety Performance Report. The Top Performers were ranked by size based on the number of work hours.

• 2022 Top 200 Performers List: Roche Rank #158
• 2022 Top 100 General Contractors: Roche Rank #87
• 2022 Top Performer by Market: #19 (Museum/Monuments/Parks)

Roche has been recognized as a Top Performer since 2020.