Jobsite Safety Program
Chamberlin has full-time safety coordinators who inspect job sites daily. All Safety Coordinators are certified OSHA Outreach Trainers and can conduct OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour courses. Chamberlin's Safety Director is responsible for continuous oversight of all Chamberlin safety training and performance of the field operations team.
All Chamberlin superintendents are OSHA 30-Hour certified. Our foremen and field technicians are OSHA 10-Hour certified at a minimum. To date, we have 333 employees who are OSHA 30 certified and 621 who have completed their OSHA 10-Hour. In addition, all superintendents undergo an extensive supervisory training program through Chamberlin University.
Stretch and flex exercises before work begins each day are an important component of Chamberlin’s safety program.
The course covers safety planning, tips for effective supervision, disciplinary action, job hazard analysis forms (JHAs), and much more. We know that to build an effective safety culture, our supervisors must be trained to be professionals in all aspects of their work.
To reinforce Chamberlin's safety culture, daily job-site meetings are held to review specific job hazards and to develop daily JHAs. Additionally, we conduct weekly "toolbox talks" that cover recurring safety topics, and quarterly office-wide safety breakfasts are utilized to reward and formally recognize those who have achieved an excellent safety record by receiving satisfactory job site safety audits and accomplishing other company-wide safety goals.
Fleet Safety
Chamberlin educates our employees on company driving policies and safe driving tips. Vehicle safety is communicated in new-hire orientation and reiterated in frequent driver safety bulletins by the Chamberlin Safety Department to all employees authorized to drive for the company. Motor Vehicle Records are run upon hire for those who will be an authorized Chamberlin driver and re-run every six months. Chamberlin installed SmartDrive SmartDrive's video-based safety program to enhance their fleet safety efforts and reduce unsafe driving behaviors. This identifies risky driving that leads to collisions so supervisors can deliver more effective driver coaching before an accident happens. In the first year and a half, Chamberlin saw a 92% reduction in rear-end collisions.
