Safety
There is no higher priority at SASCO than the safety of our people. We are proud of our top flight safety record and are committed to an incident free work environment. We have devoted the resources and developed the strategy to assure that commitment is a reality.
Leadership
Safety starts with leadership. The responsibility of our field and office management team is to continually improve upon our premier construction safety record. Our Pledge to every employee is to send them home in the same condition in which they arrived.
Our Safety Director regularly undertakes site visits to review the implementation of our standards and ensure corrective and preventative actions are in place.
Structure
SASCO has a dedicated Safety Department comprised of season professionals. The department oversees the implementation and effectiveness of our overall safety program include education and training programs, code research, safety file maintenance, workers' compensation management, and liaison with all trads' safety professionals, insurance professionals, and regulatory agency personnel.
Projects will often have dedicated site safety personnel but will always have supervision responsible for site safety.
Award Winning Program
SASCO's award winning safety program is continuously evolving and improving. Some of the key elements of our program include:
Management Commitment
Comprehensive injury and Illness Prevention Program
Corporate safety goals that meet or exceed our client's expectations
Formal Job Hazard Analysis Program
Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Program
Safety Auditing Program
Comprehensive Training Programs
Incident Investigation Program
Subcontractor Safety Requirements
Employee Involvement and Participation
Safety is a team effort and we involve our people and encourage their feedback and suggestion to improve the effectiveness of the program. Employees actively participate in safety education such as safety meetings, safety courses, training activities and identifying and correcting hazardous situations.
AED (Automatic External Defibrillators)
Aerial Work Platform-Operator Training
Blood borne Pathogen Safety Training
3D CAD BIM Modeling
Confined Space Entry Training
Defensive Driving - DDC4
Trench Shoring
Fall Protection
Fall Rescue Training
First Aid/CPR
Advanced Foreman Training
Forklift Operator Training
Hand Protection
Hearing Conservation & Safety
Heat Stress Prevention
Powder Actuated Tool Training
Horizontal Lifeline Training
Infection Control Training
NFPA 70E/Hot Work
OSHA 10/QSP
OSHA 30
Rigging Safety Awareness
Roof-Edge Fall Protection
Scaffold-Competent Person Training
Scaffold-User
Telehandler-Operator Training
Scissor lift-Train the Trainer and Operator
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Traffic control