Safety
The safety of all employees is a top priority at Valdes Engineering Company. We believe that injuries are preventable with proper training and work planning, and we are one-hundred percent committed to avoiding work related accidents. Our strong safety program and well-written policies are paramount to circumventing personal injuries and property damage.
Our safety manager is a Certified Safety Professional with more than thirty years of experience who is passionate about the company's extensive and rigidly enforced safety program. We recognize that education is the key to maintaining a safe work environment at all job sites as well as in our engineering offices. This education begins for every employee on the first day of employment and continues on a permanently ongoing basis.
Valdes' rigidly enforced Comprehensive Safety Program includes:
- Drug and alcohol screening (pre-employment, random and post-incident)
- Safety Procedures Handbook
- Continuous Training:
- New employee safety training
- Weekly, monthly and quarterly safety meetings
- OSHA 10 and 30 hour training
- Client specific and site specific safety training
- Lockout/Tagout
- Confined space entry
- Respiratory protection
- Fall protection
- Fire safety
- Electrical safety
- Pre-Job Hazard Analysis
- Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) provided for all field work
- Case Management
Our safety program has been reviewed and approved by the following Nationally Recognized Safety Organizations: Pacific Industrial Contractor (PICS), PEC/Premier Safety Management, and ISNetworld.
Valdes Engineering Company Safety Awards
- ExxonMobil, Joliet Refinery, Gold Safety Award
- ExxonMobil, Joliet Refinery, 15 years Injury Free
- Three Rivers Safety Council, Meritorious Performance Award (Working without an OSHA recordable injury at TRMA member plants)
- Aux Sable Liquid Products, Zero OSHA Recordable & Lost Time Injuries
- BP, Outstanding Safety Performance Award (Nine years without a recordable injury - Whiting Business Unit)