Safety
"Prevention is better than cure."
- Desiderius Erasmus
(1466 - 1536)
At Cox-Colvin, we recognize that safety is foremost in the minds of our clients. We understand that safety is critical to our clients' reputations and profits, and that scrimping on safety is false economy. Cox-Colvin's commitment to safety is reflected in our Exposure Modifier of 0.06 to 0.24 from 2005 to 2010. In addition, Cox-Colvin has had zero OSHA 300 Log reportable injuries in the eight years we've been issuing reports.
Every Cox-Colvin field employee has received the following training:
- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operation (HAZWOPER) safety training;
- 8-hour HZAWOPER annual updates;
- 10-hour OSHA Construction training; and
- Site-specific training, as needed.
Additional safety training received by various Cox-Colvin employees includes:
- USEPA 40-hour Radiation Safety at Superfund Site;
- 16-hour Confined Space Entry Training; and
- Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) New Miner Training.
Cox-Colvin has enacted a number of health and safety programs to ensure our employees' understanding of, and compliance with, standard safety programs. These include:
- Respiratory Protection;
- Medical Surveillance;
- Hazard Communication;
- Confined Space; and
- Personal Protective Equipment.
Other available written programs include:
- Accident & Near-Miss Reporting;
- Air Monitoring;
- Compressed Gas Cylinder;
- Electrical Safety;
- Emergency action;
- Fall protection;
- Fire Prevention & Protection;
- Grounding & Bonding in Explosive Atmospheres;
- Head Protection Program;
- Hearing Loss Prevention;
- Heat Stress;
- Lockout Tagout;
- Pre-Work Inspection;
- Process Safety Management Awareness;
- Project Safety Evaluation;
- Radiation Protection;
- Safety Orientation;
- Safety Audits;
- Substance Abuse; and
- Tailgate Safety
You can be confident that Cox-Colvin is serious about the health and safety of our employees and the clients we serve.