CERTIFICATION LEVELS

Certification Program Levels

There are different classifications in the CCS Certification Program depending on whether your company is considered construction or non-construction. The determination is based on your responses to the “Type of Work” questionnaire on the application.

• CCS-IDOL Certified Partner
• CCS Certified
• CCS Qualified
• CCS Participant
• CCS Verified Vendor
• CCS Conditionally Verified Vendor

To be CCS Certified, you must meet the following requirements:

• A three-year average TRIR and DART rate equal to or less than 80% of the national average for your NAICS code
• Have no cited fatalities for the past three years
• Meet all of the SPRS mandatory criteria
• Score 50% or higher on the SPRS best practices
• Pass a program audit

If you attain CCS Safety Certified status, you can submit a letter of intent to join the CCS/Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) Partnership. To become a CCS/IDOL Certified Partner, you must:

• Complete the CCS/IDOL Partnership Agreement which includes submitting monthly safety data
• Have a three-year average TRIR and DART rate equal to or less than the Indiana average for your NAICS code
• Be approved by the Indiana Department of Labor

For CCS Qualified status, you must meet the following requirements:

• A three-year average TRIR and DART rate equal to or less than the national average for your NAICS code
• Meet all of the SPRS mandatory criteria
• Have no cited fatalities for the past three years
• Pass a program audit

For CCS Particpant status, you must meet the following requirements:

• Meet all the SPRS mandatory criteria
• Have no cited fatalities for the past three years
• Pass a program audit
• Provide a risk mitigation plan

For non-construction, contractors are either CCS Verified Vendor or CCS Conditionally Verified Vendor.

To be CCS Verified Vendor, you must meet the following requirements:

• A three-year average TRIR and DART rate equal to or less than the national average for your NAICS code
• Meet all of the SPRS criteria
• Have no cited fatalities for the past three years
• Pass a program audit

To be a CCS Conditionally Verified Vendor, you must meet the following requirements:

• Meet all the SPRS criteria
• Have no cited fatalities for the past three years
• Pass a program audit
• Provide a risk mitigation plan

INCOMPLETE

Please be advised that you must complete all the required elements of the CCS Certification Program in order to receive a status. You will be classified as "incomplete" if you do not:

• Meet all the mandatory SPRS criteria
• Do not provide all required documentation
• Do not complete a required program audit