You hear us say it all the time: our people are our most valuable assets. At UG2, we built safety into our programs from the ground up. Now, we’re taking it even further as we introduce USafe2 – our holistic health and safety program.
USafe2 goes beyond best practices to integrate safety into every process and decision. UG2 incorporates safety with the following:
A Highly Trained Team. All of our operations and maintenance technicians are OSHA 10 certified within the first 12 months of being hired. Even before they begin working for UG2, everyone is trained on a range of OSHA-required subjects from bloodborne pathogens and slips, trips and falls to chemical handling and hazard control.
Site-Specific Training. UG2 tailors its hiring, training and development procedures to the site-specific needs of each facility, providing line-staff training on specific Standard Operating Procedures, site-based security, emergency procedures and customer-mandated training modules.
Continuous Review and Reinforcement. UG2 conducts annual refresher trainings for employees across all service lines in every industry and across dozens of subjects including hazard communication, ladder safety, general electric safety, hot work and fire prevention, hearing conservation and respiratory protection.
An Unmatched Safety Audit Program. Our Director of Environmental Health & Safety operates as a third-party auditor for all of our safety environmental programs to ensure that regulations are met, and standards exceeded as we operate as responsible citizens.
A Record of Excellence. We take tremendous pride in our success ensuring a positive, safe environment for staff, customers, and end-users. Our safety records reflect our commitment to operating safely and effectively, and our OSHA rates continually outperform the industry average.
We welcome the focus on safety that National Safety Month brings, but at UG2, every month is safety month. Safety is at the forefront in every conversation and we incorporate safety into all we do – every staff meeting, every site visit, every decision we make.
Our USafe2 program advances that commitment. We will strive continuously to do better – and to recognize and reward our staff who so often go the extra mile on safety.