safety & craft training excellence awards

GET RECOGNIZED AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN SAFETY & TRAINING
APPLY BY JANUARY 31, 2026!

Gain national visibility when hiring future employees and bidding new projects. Boost your company’s credibility, and celebrate your team’s commitment to excellence. Winners are honored at SEAA’s Annual Convention, featured in Connector magazine, and receive industry-wide publicity through a Press Release distributed to trade media. World Class Craft Training Winners are eligible for $1500 Craft Training Grant.

WHAT'S NEW FOR 2026 
SEAA has expanded its Safety Excellence Award for 2026 to include a new category for Fabricators. The new program recognizes fabricator members who demonstrate outstanding safety performance and best practices. Like the Erector Safety Excellence Award, the new category employs a points-based system that evaluates EMR ratings, OSHA logs, citations, safety programs, and training initiatives.

Additionally, a new awards application platform is being introduced to streamline and simplify the submission process.

Submissions for the Safety and Craft Training Excellence Awards are due January 31, 2026.
The SEAA Erector and Fabricator Safety Excellence Awards and the SEAA Craft Training Recognition Awards honor companies that exemplify the highest standards in both safety and workforce development. The Safety Excellence Awards recognize steel erection and fabricator companies that go above and beyond to provide their employees with a safe place to work—demonstrating a proactive mindset and outperforming their peers in protecting employees. Meanwhile, the Craft Training Recognition Awards highlight companies dedicated to developing and training Ironworkers, playing a critical role in strengthening the trade at a time when skilled labor shortages are at an all-time high.

Please direct any questions to Krista Whittemore at awards@seaa.net. 

Download or view the award program brochure by clicking on the image to the left.

ERECTOR
SAFETY EXCELLENCE

Award is Points Based — the maximum score is 40.

Points are awarded in these categories:
  • EMR Rating
  • OSHA Logs
  • OSHA Citations
  • Safety Program
  • Training

FABRICATOR
SAFETY EXCELLENCE

Award is Points Based — the maximum score is 40.

Points are awarded in these categories:
  • EMR Rating
  • OSHA Logs
  • OSHA Citations
  • Safety Program
  • Training

ERECTOR CRAFT
TRAINING EXCELLENCE

Award is Points Based — the maximum score is 50.

Submissions are judged against other employers of similar size.
   1-60 Ironworkers (Category 3)
   61-120 Ironworkers (Category 2)
   121+ Ironworkers (Category 1)

World Class Winners are eligible to receive a $1,500 Craft Training Grant.
Please note that the above 'Submission Form' buttons will redirect you to our new awards management platform.
Your credentials used for the main SEAA Portal will not work, you must create a new account on the new platform when first submitting for any of our 2025 awards. After you have made your account, you may use the same login if you wish to submit for another award.

Benefits of SEAA's New Awards Platform
  • Too busy to complete your form in one sitting? You can now save your progress and return to it later.
  • Unlimited file sizes  - you no longer need to send your supporting files via Dropbox, Google Drive, etc!
  • Email confirmation that your submission has been completed & the ability to review your submission details in your account.

past winners

World Class Safety Excellence
MAS Building & Bridge, Inc.  
Norfolk, Massachusetts  
GMF Steel Group 
Lakeland, Florida 
Gardner-Watson Decking
Oldsmar, Florida
Premier Safety Excellence
Cooper Steel 
Shelbyville, Tennessee  
Derr & Gruenewald Construction
Brighton, Colorado 
Flawless Steel Welding LLC 
Denver, Colorado 
High Plains Steel Services, LLC 
Windsor, Colorado
Peterson Beckner Industries 
Houston, Texas 
S&R Enterprises, LLC 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  
Shelby Erectors  
Davie, Florida
Gold Safety Excellence
Black Cat, LLC  
Cheyenne, Wyoming 
L.R. Willson & Sons  
Gambrills, Maryland  
FM Steel Construction  
Gilbert, Arizona 
Ropac, Inc.  
Deatsville, Alabama
World Class Craft Training
Category 3: MAS Building and Bridge Inc. (Category 3 = 1-60 employees)
Category 2: Shelby Erectors (Category 2= 61-120 employees)
Category 1: Derr & Gruenewald Construction (Category 1=121+ employees)