Safety

Setting a New Standard

Founder Bob Clark has a personal passion for unmatched safety and has created a culture where we place safety as the most important deliverable on any project.

We take a proactive approach to safety management to provide our clients with projects that go incident free. We were one of the first firms to institute a zero-tolerance personal protective equipment policy including glove use that extends to subcontractors. Our own branded safety program, Clayco Safe, empowers all personnel on any job site to identify and correct hazards/at risk behaviors, reinforce safety compliance and execute the highest standard of safety procedures and practices.

Best-in-Class Safety Program

As a result, our Experience Modification Rate, a rating system used by insurers to gauge risk of on-site injury, and our Total Injury Rate have beaten industry averages for the past nine years. We are continually improving our processes to enhance our zero injury culture preventing incidents through an organized safety and risk management approach that employs the following:

  • Commitment from all levels that “No job is so important it cannot be done safely”
  • Fundamental belief that ZERO injuries is possible, with an emphasis on proactive measures
  • Web based subcontractor prequalification selection process which includes a detailed safety review 
  • Creation of site specific safety plans to address the risks of each project
  • Clayco specific safety orientation required for everyone working on the job site
  • Emphasis on the “Ten Absolutes of Safety”
  • Workers Acting To Control Hazards (W.A.T.C.H.) daily pre-task safety planning process
  • Robust communication and awareness processes if an incident occurs (Safety Alert and job site call within 48 hours)
  • A monthly safety metrics dashboard creating accountability at all levels
  • Recognition for achieving significant safety milestones and injury free days/hours (Zero Heroes) 
  • Weekly documented high quality job site safety inspections conducted by all levels of the organization
  • Highly skilled and experienced safety and risk avoidance professionals on staff to provide job site safety coordination
  • Safety education and training goals for all Clayco employees
  • Substance abuse testing programs for all employees