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Eastern Contractors Association is proud to announce that three member firms were honored earlier this week for their commitment to jobsite safety. The Finishing Contractors Association International (FCA) recognized Architectural Glass and Metal, Inc (glass and metal, 50,001-100,000 hours) and Henderson-Johnson Co., Inc. (drywall finishing, 150,000+ hours), TEC Protective Coatings, Inc. (industrial coatings 50,001-100,000 hours) within their respective categories as part of its Contractors Recognizing Excellence in Safety Training (CREST) Award program. AGM and TEC were Top 3 Finalists, while Henderson-Johnson was listed among the Top 10 firms across the nation. CONGRATULATIONS to all three companies! The CREST Award is designed to objectively evaluate contractors based on key leading and lagging measures of safety. These are metrics associated with safety efforts that cause excellent safety performance and the resulting data that matches the safety performance (i.e. low injury/illness rates). This includes levels of safety training, on-going safety practices, impact of the safety program on the company and data collected from the company's OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. FCA International represents the largest community of finishing contractors in North America engaged in architectural glass and metal, drywall finishing, floor covering, industrial coating, painting and wallcovering and sign work. This is the 13th year that FCA has sponsored the CREST Awards.