Environmental Health & Safety
TAS recognizes that safety is a team effort that involves commitment from top management, supervisors, and employees. Our impeccable safety record shows every employee’s commitment to our safety program and each other. TAS truly believes we are a family, and we take care of each other. All employees have fully embraced the goal of everyone going home from work just as healthy as they arrived.
THINK 5 x 5
The “Think 5 x 5” safety initiative is a technique taught to all employees to ensure that they think and work safely. The integration of this technique increases employee awareness and asks the employees to take 5 steps back and 5 seconds to assess the potential safety risks associated with a task.
SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS
Enhanced New Hire Orientation Process
TAS feels the right attitude is the single largest driver in safe workplace behavior. To ensure the right cultural fit, an improved hands-on training program was developed and implemented where mentors are assigned and supervisor evaluations are administered at every stage of training prior to any employee being given autonomous work assignments.
EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT
An effective safety program requires a high level of direct employee involvement.
- Average annual EMR of less than 0.58
- Employee Observation Program: Average annual observation is over 700
- Pre-shift Toolbox Talks and Stretching Exercises: Daily start of shift meeting with a continual rotation of employee lead safety discussions & warm-up or stretching activities
- Ergonomic Risk Assessments: Safety and Production leadership led user-end, user-involved reviews of new processes, equipment, and tooling to focus on their safe use and found that involving the users in the decision-making dramatically increased procedure compliance and drove additional improvements
SAFER WORK PRACTICES THROUGH TRAINING
Field and Shop personnel are trained in a variety of safety programs according to their job descriptions. Some of those trainings are:
- Welding, Cutting, Brazing Hazards
- HAZCOM
- Lock Out Tagout Procedures for Authorized and Affected Personnel
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Fall Protection
- Forklift and Scissor Lift Operations
- Crane and Rigging Operations
- Hazard Recognition
MEASUREMENT, EDUCATION, & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
TAS maintains a comprehensive deck of safety metrics. The EHS team leverages this data to develop upcoming safety talks, identify areas for improvement, and continue to tailor & improve existing initiatives or programs. Most importantly, they use this data to educate the general employee base on what this information means, why it is important, and how it can directly impact themselves.
The TAS Continuous Improvement program does not only focus on production improvement or cost-out initiatives; the other major tenant is safety. This team is used in assisting the development and implementation of identified improvements in safety.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
At TAS, we recognize we are stewards of our environment, both at work and in our community. ISO ENV 14001 certified, TAS strives to leave a healthy planet for our children, our children’s children, and beyond.
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