Safety
“We strive to maintain a culture of safe work practices to protect our workers, the public, and the environment.” – Ken Pidgeon, Chair of the Board of Directors
Safety Begins Every Morning at the Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Briefing:
Every morning each project crew performs a job hazard analysis (JHA) to discuss and document the daily work plan, assess and address the job hazards, identify the necessary personal protective equipment, and review the emergency response plan.
Friday Morning Corporate Safety Meetings:
Every Friday morning all employees attend a virtual safety meeting. This meeting is led by CEO Ben Dow and the Safety Department. Each week a different safety topic is discussed, company announcements are shared, and a presentation is made by an ECI employee on a current or recently completed project that they were involved in.
Safety topics discussed may include:
- The OSHA Focus Four (falls, struck by, caught-in, and electrocution)
- Equipment, Vehicle, and Tool Safety
- Material Handling Hazards (silica, cement, asbestos, etc.)
- Personal Protective Equipment
- General Health Topics (heart disease, stroke, flu prevention, mental health, etc.)
- Stretching & Physical Fitness
- General Environmental Hazards (heat/cold exposure, blood-borne illness, etc)
Employee Training & Certifications:
Our employees have specific safety training for their particular work assignments, which may include the following:
- Asbestos Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Canadian National Railroad OTS Rules Class
- Certified Crane Operator (LBT,TLL)
- Confined Space Supervisor (29 CFR 1910.146)
- Electrical Safety
- Excavation & Trench Safety
- Fall Protection
- First Aid, CPR, & AED
- FRA Track Safety Standards – 49 CFR Part 213
- General Code of Railroad Operating Rules
- Hazardous Waste Operations (29 CFR 1910.120)
- Lockout/Tagout
- Massachusetts Hoisting Engineer License
- Operator Qualification Training – USDOT Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Admin
- OSHA 10 & 30 Hour
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Qualified Rigging & Signalperson (Crane Institute Certification & ECI Training)
- Railroad Roadway Workplace Safety – 49CFR Part 214
- Traffic Control
