2023 Committees' Annual Report

SAFETY COMMITTEE

MISSION ■ Educate all employees on safe practices in the field and office. ■ Assist employee owners in the application of best practices and provide the necessary tools and equipment. ■ Continually evaluate and assess needs to respond to the ever-changing safety requirements of our environment and clients. ■ To make safety a significant element of our employee ownership culture. 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW ■ Completed Safety Day 2023 in January - issued and discussed Safety Manual revisions to all employees. ■ Completed EMR Contest in January 2023. ■ Held Committee meetings throughout the year. ■ Introduced safety topics regularly at Environmental and Survey department meetings. ■ Continued new employee orientations throughout the year with a team of trainers. ■ Coordinated distribution of PPE to new employees. ■ Revised Emergency Action Plans for all permanent locations. Plans posted on intranet and a hard copy placed in each location. ■ Received access to the Work Care portal for Medical Surveillance Program. ■ Made significant reductions in the number of speeding incidents in 2023. ■ Evaluated our liability if subs sign our JHA and HASPs. ■ Established a JHA library for Environmental. ■ Distributed fire evacuation procedures to Meriden in advance of fire drill. ■ Evaluated our Fire Extinguisher policy. Scheduled required training for select individuals in Meriden in December 2023.