Upgraded Background Check Graded® Package 2.0

Effective August 15, 2012, the Gulf Coast Safety Council will be releasing an upgraded version of the current reciprocal Background Check Graded® (BCG®) Package in a new release known as BCG® 2.0. The new package will be available for ordering through the GCSC website on August 15, 2012.

Why the new upgraded package?

The purpose for the latest upgrade with this package is to provide plant owners and contracting companies in the industrial construction, chemical and petrochemical industry a more comprehensive security background screen. This upgraded package will be more in alignment with the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards - Personnel Surety guidelines, (RBPS #12).

What has changed?

In addition to the current package elements, the new BCG® 2.0 will include: 

• Expanded identity authentication process using commercially available databases 
• Expanding criminal searches to include all identifiable maiden names and alias' 
• Adding Federal Criminal searches to package 
• Adding comprehensive National Criminal Record Database searches to package 

Is the new BCG® 2.0 package reciprocal with the existing BCG® package and BCG® screens ordered through other safety councils?

Yes, any currently valid legacy BCG® packages ordered prior to February 1, 2012 will still be considered valid in the Safety Council Security Consortium (SCSC) reciprocal model. Please check with your local area safety council for future release dates of the new BCG® 2.0.

Will the cost of the package change?

Yes, there is a new pricing structure associated with each qualified participating vendor in the SCSC background screening program. Pricing for the new BCG® 2.0 packages will range from $90 to $110 per package. Pricing is dependent on each participating vendor. For more information, please see the GCSC website for complete list of participating vendors and pricing structure.

Will plant owner facilities currently participating in the BCG® program accept the new package in lieu of the legacy BCG® Package?

Yes, it is expected that all currently participating plant owner locations will accept the new BCG® 2.0, in addition to any currently valid BCG® legacy packages. However, any BCG® legacy packages run after February 1, 2012 will not be reciprocal with the new BCG® 2.O package.

Please Note:

The current BCG® Package will still be offered through the Gulf Coast Safety Council. 

Since 2005, when the Background Check Graded® package rolled-out, over 530,000 screens have been processed on construction workers throughout the country. Over the past 12 months, the BCG® "reciprocal" process has saved the chemical industry over $30 million in redundant annualized background screening costs. 

It is very important that you as owners and contractor companies evaluate the Background Screening requirements for the workforce that moves across the Gulf Coast region to determine if it is necessary to take advantage of the reciprocal solution as discussed above.

For more information about this news release please contact: 

Mandy Prudhomme at (504) 469-7787, ext.114