Our safety record is a pride shared by our staff and subcontractors.
We operate in full compliance with OSHA and CaliforniaGeneral Industry Safety Order 5192 as they apply to Phase I assessments throughPhase III site cleanup work. Our team members are 40-hour trained andre-certified annually according to OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard29 CFR 1920.120 and 8 CCR 5192. The success of Stratus’ safetyprogram is, in part, based onthe staff's adherence to the safety practices we have adopted, but moreimportantly on the staff's personal behavior and commitment toward job safety. With nearly a million man-hoursworked to date, we have maintained a 0.0 OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate, and have had no lost time cases recorded since ourinception in 1999
All employees, from the Principalsdown to the newly hired field technician, have the right to expect that they will be able to completetheir assignments in a safe manner, andthat training and equipment necessary to completeassignments will be provided.Every employee also has the responsibility to know and understand safety regulations and policies, and to stop work and notifysuperiors any time and under any circumstance when unsafe conditions areidentified.
Stratus has set forth the policies and procedures outlined below to provide a safe and healthy work environment for our employees.
1. The rights and responsibilities of all personnel are clearly delineated, and allpersonnel are made aware of and trained in these rights and responsibilities.
2. Procedures for recognizing and handling changes in scopes of work or site conditions that may impact safety have been enumerated.
3. A system of documenting and tracking safetyissues associated with each site and each scope of work has been implemented(site-specific health and safety and emergency response plans, job safetyanalyses, etc.).
4. A self-permitting system has been implementedto insure safe workingconditions. Special permit procedures have also beenimplemented for higher-risk activities such as grounddisturbance (i.e. drilling) and hot work (i.e. welding or grinding).
5. A substance abuse policy has been implemented that includes pre-employmentand random yearly screening.
6. An on-goingprogram of trainingand knowledge sharing,including regularly scheduled safety meetings, sharing of near miss incidents,and impromptu training opportunities, has been implemented to reinforce thesafety culture.
7. Safedriving is emphasized by training field personnel in the use of the SmithSystem™ of defensive driving, prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving,and providing a program of regular vehicle inspection and maintenance.
8. Specific policies have alsobeen prepared regarding the use of personal protective equipment, hand tools,working at heights, and lockout/tagout of energized systems.
