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Employee
Development
 Training Philosophy
OSHA standards require employers to train employees
in the safety and health aspects of their job. Under
OSHA standards, we limit certain job assignments to
employees who are “certified,” “competent,” or
“qualified,” meaning that they have had special
previous training. This requirement is an essential
part of our program for protecting workers from
accidents and illnesses.
We believe that employee training in the proper
performance of a job is time and money well spent.
We also believe providing employees with safety and
health training results in fewer accidents and
illnesses, improved morale, and overall reduction in
operational costs.
Our program strategy includes providing each and
every employee with comprehensive safety and health
training, before they begin work and while on the
job.
Training Policy
Managers, foremen and all other employees are
required to attend safety, health, and environmental
training programs. Employees are required to be
knowledgeable about company safety policies and
procedures, as well as how to identify workplace
hazards.
New employees are required to attend the New
Employee Orientation program, which explains safety
policies, construction procedures for the safe
installation of natural gas pipelines, plus equips
them in identifying jobsite hazards and conditions.
Training Requirements
We provide a continuum of safety, health and
environmental training for all employees that
include but are not necessarily limited to the
following:
• Company Safety Rules
• Safety, Health & Environmental Policies
• Periodic Safety Talks
• Changing Conditions
• Safety Equipment
• Consistency/Redundancy
• Management Follow-Up
• Documentation and Accident Investigation
• Hazard Identification and Elimination
• Emergency Action Steps |
• First Aid/CPR/AED
• Occupational Safety and Health Standards
• Environmental Standards
• Erosion control
• Fleet Safety
• Driver Safety
• Competent Person
• Customer Relations
• Job Specific Safety Plan |
Record Keeping
Records of all safety, health and
environmental training are kept on all employees at
the corporate headquarters in Greensboro, NC. Training records on employees no longer in the
company’s employment are kept for a period of five
years from day of last employment. Requests for
employee training record must be submitted in
writing with an authorizing signature by the
employee for whom the record is being requested.
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