2026 NRC Contractor Safety Award Application

Evaluation Period - Jan. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026

Applicants must be NRC Member companies. Projects entities/JVs are not permitted to apply. Companies can include information and data from project entities/JVs in which they are the managing partner. If you have questions, please call Jordan Goff, of Commerical Insurance Associates at (615) 620-0596.

Completed application due November 13, 2026. Awards will be given to NRC Member Companies based on the criteria below.

Award Categories

Platinum	98 to 100 Points
Gold	88 to 97 Points
Silver	78 to 87 Points
Bronze	68 to 77 Points

NRC Member Company Name

Representative Name

First NameLast Name

Representative Title

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Email

example@example.com

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

1. Worker's Compensation Experience Modification Rating - 25 Points Max

Check your Experience Modification Rating for active EMR.

0 - .69 0-69%	25 Points
.70 - .79 70-79%	20 Points
.80 - .89 80-89%	15 Points
.90 - .95 90-95%	10 Points
.96 - 1.00 96-100%	5 Points
1.01 101% and above	0 Points

Your Compensation Experience Modification Rating:

Provide State Experience Modification Rating (EMR) Sheet from the rating bureau, or your National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Rating documents.

Note: Canadian-based companies must submit their workplace injury summary report for your active "EMR". Canadian-based companies must fill out the EMR Data Form if they want their application to be graded. CLICK HERE for EMR Data Form.

2. OSHA Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses - 20 Points Max

Calculate your OSHA DART - Days away, Restrictions and Transfers. Take the company's total number of deaths (Line G of OSHA Form 300A), cases with days away from work (Line H), and cases with job transfer or restriction (Line I) then multiply by 200,000 and then divided by employee hours worked. You can find the 300A Form on the OSHA website at OSHA Recordkeeping - Forms. Use the information for the time period Jan. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026.

Note: Canadian-based companies should use the same data above in a similar manner to calculate their DART.

DART

Check your DART score for 01/01/2026 to 09/30/2026 time period.

0 - .99	20 Points
1.00 - 1.99	15 Points
2.00 - 3.99	10 Points
4.00 - 5.99	5 Points
6.00 and above	0 Points

Your DART Score:

Provide your results from OSHA 300A Form

Note: Canadian-based companies will be required to provide a statement on their company letterhead stating how they calculated their DART Score.

3. OSHA Statistics Violations - 10 Points Max

No incident	10 Points
1 incident	5 Points
2 or more incidents	0 Points

Go to the OSHA statistics establishment search website at the following link Establishment Search Website, type your company name into the search field, and search using the following criteria:

State: All States
Fed & State
OSHA Office: All Offices
Case Status: Closed
Violation Status: With Violations
Inspection Date: Start January 1, 2026; End September 30, 2026

Then print out the results, which will either show no results or detailed overviews of relevant inspections and accidents. Include these results in your packet.

Note: Canadian-based companies will be required to provide a statement on their company letterhead stating they have or have not incurred any employee injuries resulting in governmental investigation or violation recording.

Your OSHA Statistics Violations Score:

Provide your results from OSHA Statistics Violation Search

Note:Canadian-based companies will be required to provide a statement on their company letterhead stating they have or have not incurred any employee injuries resulting in governmental investigation or violation recording.

4. Roadway Worker Protection Training/Safety and Compliance Training - 15 Points Max

Earn 10 points for FRA, NRC training program, or third-party training.

FRA or FTA RWP programs or other comparable FRA training (5 Points)
OJT and Job Safety Briefing with completed forms (5 Points)
If your company does additional compliance training from other videos, or similar, please include evidence (5 Points)

Sumbit completion documents from in-house training records, or third-party (in person or via web-based training) to show evidence of training.

Note: Canadian-based companies will be required to submit a document to provide evidence of employee workplace safety training for the contest time interval.

Your RWP/Safety and Compliance Training Score:

Provide documentation, certificates, online training rosters, etc. for FRA or TRANSIT Railroad RWP or other applicable regulatory agencies , OJT, Job Safety Briefings or similar and/or bonus compliance training.

Note: Canadian-based companies will be required to submit a document to provide evidence of employee workplace safety training for the contest time interval.

5. Driver/Vehicle Safety - 30 Points Max

Calculate all that apply for Driver/Vehicle Safety Score. Submit company policies to show driver program along with 1 redacted MVR from a company driver or a letter from your insurance company who performs this process for you.

A: Company Driver Policy and MVR Score

New-Hire Training/Review for Drivers	2 Points
Annual MVR Training/Review	3 Points
Distracted Driver Prohibition	2 Points
Telematics installed on vehicles for improved safety	3 Points

B: Vehicle Accident Rate (VAR)

To calculate VAR:

Include all at-fault incidents during the period of January 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Total Number of (At-Fault) Incidents Multiplied by 1,000,000 Divided by the Total Number of insured Vehicles* Multiplied by 30,000 = VAR

*Vehicles defined as motorized units, no trailers

0 - 1.0	20 Points
1.1 - 2	12 Points
2.1 - 3	10 Points
3.1 - 4	8 Points
4.1 - 5	6 Points

Your total number of at-fault incidents

Your total number of vehicles

A: Company Driver Policy and MVR Score

B: Your Vehicle Accident Score

A+B Total score

Provide Company Vehicle Policy, MVR check example, and Vehicle Accident Rate covering January 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.

Total Score

I certify that the information submitted with this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false or misleading statements may disqualify my application.

Full Name

First NameLast Name

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