The Posillico Way: Safety Is a People First Attitude

Safety is the most important aspect of every Posillico project. Our corporate health and safety program is structured to exceed the industry standards while providing the most cost-effective service to our customers. Our program focuses on preventing losses and incidents before they occur. We continuously train all our employees to ensure they have the knowledge to identify and the authority to correct hazardous situations before incidents occur.

Posillico’s commitment to health and safety starts with our new employees. Our mentoring program is designed to protect, teach and train each employee from the start. At Posillico, there is a constant effort to improve and inform all of our employees and subcontractors of best practices and experiences to provide the safest working environment and continue to set the standard for our industry.

Health & Safety Training Programs

Mandatory Training:
OSHA 30 hour and 10 hour training
Monthly safety committee meetings
New employee orientation
Supervisor safety training
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response awareness training (40 hour certification and 8 hour refresher training)
Onsite sub-contractor pre-construction safety meetings

Onsite safety training:
Weekly toolbox talks
Daily safety huddles
Weekly safety audits (for Labor and Project Management)

Voluntary Protection programs:
Monthly safety audits with Department of Labor (Workforce New York)
Insurance company risk manager monthly site audits
Insurance broker risk manager monthly site audits
Insurance risk managers on safety committee

Key Elements of our Safety Program:

•	Each Foreman and Supervisor is required to complete an OSHA 30 hour training class.
•	Wear at all times while on the jobsite a Posillico assigned hard hat, safety glasses, and boots - this also applies to keeping tools in good operating condition, wearing proper work attire, using lifts and ladders correctly, and helping to maintain a clean/unobstructed worksite.
•	Site specific safety plans - evaluate safety needs prior to the start of a new job.
•	Investigate any and all accidents, injuries and near misses.
•	Maintain records of all jobsite injuries on required OSHA forms.
•	To maintain an open door policy for employees to consult with management regarding any safety problems or concerns.
•	Conduct weekly Project Management led "tool box talk" meetings.
•	Each employee is responsible for attending and completing a continuing safety training program.
•	Newly hired employees must attend a "New Hire Safety Orientation" class prior to start of work.
•	First Aid & CPR training as required by OSHA.
•	Confined space training.
•	Material Safety Data Sheets and Hazard Communication training.
•	Mandatory 10 hour OSHA class for all field employees.
•	Conduct incident review meetings in main offices for all incidents in the field and determine corrective actions.