Warfel Construction Company, East Petersburg, is a recipient of the prestigious Platinum Level STEP (Safety Training Evaluation Process) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors, NATIONAL organization. Warfel is the only Lancaster County General Contractor to receive this National Platinum Award. An OSHA partner, Warfel’s efforts to promote safety include maintaining a full-time safety director and an active company safety committee that is state certified. Impromptu mock safety inspections of each jobsite are performed periodically and all subcontractors are required to participate in preconstruction safety meetings for each project. Weekly “Tool Box Talks” that focus on relevant safety issues are incorporated into the schedule at every jobsite. Warfel also successfully completed the Twenty Key Components of the Safety Self-Assessment form, which encompasses the firm’s entire safety and health program.