Safety Program Overview

Annual Updates

CPR & SFA – training to re-certify once a year for CPR (which includes blood born pathogen training) and once every three years for SFA .
Safety luncheon / In-service day – devoted to updating the entire company on policy changes, new or amended safety information.
Audiometric testing – every company employee receives a hearing test.
Motor Vehicle Reports – every employee who drives a company vehicle has a search done on their driving record.
OSHA 300 log – recordable and non-recordable injuries
Flu shots – offered to the employees
Hazard Communication Standard – add new MSDS’s
Safety manual – add improvements or changes to manual
Competent person – refresher
Fire extinguishers – checked and certified by vendor
MSHA – 8 hour refresher

Assured equipment grounding program – a check of all cord sets and cap ends physical integrity and continuity in the ground leg
Random drug screening – a quarterly random list is generated by a consortium. DOT and Non-DOT employees are screened at the job site, shop or office, DOT employees are also breath alcohol screened
Fire extinguisher checks – all employees who are assigned to a company vehicle are required to conduct a monthly check on the fire extinguisher in their vehicles the safety director will check all the facility extinguishers
Eye wash / drench stations – a check of the stations for accessibility, cleanliness and functionality
First aid kits – refresh supplies in the kits
Chain and sling inspections – inspection for wear, stretching, deflection and abuse
Gas detector calibration – monthly controlled gas calibration
Safety committee – state certified safety committee that meets once a month, more often if necessary, it is the committees duty to review, update and administer the company’s safety program
Job site safety meetings – on site safety meetings addressing hazards related directly to that job
Maintenance shop meetings – in shop meetings with the mechanics addressing both shop and field related safety hazards
Drivers meetings – covering DOT issues, and safety related concerns with over the trucks
Field inspections by the insurance carrier – loss control agent for the carrier will inspect the job sites

Tool box talks – conducted by the job superintendent these meeting are brief and address a hazard or condition the crew will encounter that week on the job site
Job site inspections – conducted by the safety director using the hazard evaluation form

New employee safety orientation – review of the company’s safety policy’s including an overview of the OSHA regulations that pertain to the job process
Tool box talks
Monthly safety meetings
Annual safety meetings
Competent person program – in house training program that includes but is not limited to the OSHA 10 hr. outreach training course, MSHA contractor training, ARC standard first aid, in depth study of the OSHA regulations that pertain to the job or work process
Equipment certification – training on a given piece of equipment which includes a pre-start inspection, controls and monitoring systems and daily maintenance requirements
Pennsylvania One Call system – seminars conducted by that organization
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association – seminars and resource information
American Subcontractors Association – seminars and resource information
MSHA – training as per MSHA requirements that is necessary in order perform work at a surface mine
DOT – hazard material training necessary in order to transport those types of materials (diesel fuel, explosives, etc.)