HEALTH AND
SAFETY
OUR SAFETY MISSION
"SAFETY IS AN ATTITUDE"
At Know Before You Dig Locates, LLC, safety isn't just a priority; it's our culture. We firmly believe that safety is not just a set of rules but an attitude that permeates every aspect of our work. Our commitment extends beyond our team to encompass the well-being of the public and the environment. Through thorough training, comprehensive workplace assessments, and proactive emergency preparedness, we strive to minimize injuries, prevent accidents, and reduce our environmental footprint. We are dedicated to maintaining compliance with regulations while continuously improving our safety practices to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all.
SAFETY TRAINING
Know Before You Dig Locates, LLC is dedicated to ensuring that its staff are properly trained and educated on all aspects of the diverse working conditions encountered on the variety of sites our workers are exposed to on a daily basis. Below are some of the site specific safety training course that All our field staff take on an annual or bi-annual schedule:
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Living and Working Near Pipelines - Damage Prevention Council of Texas
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OSHA - 30-hour General Industry Training
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Fall Protection Training
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Confined Space Awareness
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Defensive Driving – G Class Driver
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Electrical Safety Awareness
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and others as required!
DAILY SAFETY PRACTICES
Before the start of any daily job, a tailgate meeting and job safety analysis (JSA) will be performed along with a Site Services Checklist. Our “safety is an attitude” belief will be discussed at the start of every project and Clients will be engaged at least once a day to discuss what safety means to them personally.
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We recognize that the same things that cause “near misses” are the same things that cause accidents. The only difference between an accident and a near miss is the loss. It’s tragic when lessons are learned from accidents and we as a company do not want to learn this way. Accidents can be avoided, if not eliminated if near misses are discussed frequently and safety is always on a worker’s mind. Our field staff identify near misses daily whether it be their own, a Client’s, or a passerby’s. We have implemented a field electronic tool to report and document near misses. This reporting tool allows management and staff to discuss near misses on a daily basis so that safety learning becomes second nature and nurtures our “safety is an attitude” philosophy.
It is a mandatory requirement by all our employees to have the following PPE while on petrochemical and construction sites:
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Work boots (with minimum 6 inches high ankle support)
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Visi-vest (Level 2)
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Hard hat (Class E)
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Cut Resistant Gloves (ANSI Level 2) (task appropriate)
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Safety glasses with permanently affixed side shields
It is a mandatory requirement by all our employees to have the following PPE on all work sites:
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Work boots (with minimum 6 inches high ankle support)
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Visi-vest (Level 2)
JOURNEY MANAGEMENT
Driving to and from work sites is the highest risk activity that our field staff will face on a daily basis. A great way to eliminate these risks is to simply avoid travel, however, this is not feasible as we must drive from job site to job site. We have implemented a Journey Management procedure that is performed by all of our employees before leaving for each job site. This procedure requires checking, identifying, and documenting the weather and road conditions on route; journey challenges; and, vehicle inspection and safety controls to mitigate or eliminate identified hazards.
HEALTH & SAFETY
EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
We are happy to announce that Know Before You Dig Locates' health and safety excellence program provides a variety of health and safety topics that are designed to control hazards in the workplace through the development of up to date HSE policies and procedures. Through consultation with industry experts, we work hard to improve and perfect our HSE Management System to further strengthen our ideology that “Safety is an Attitude.” Our team is continually working to enhance and strengthen our HSE Policies, and we are excited to work with our clients to be a health and safety leader in our industry.
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