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Best Energy Services, Inc. Safety Program

Best Energy Services Safety is dedicated to meeting the safety needs of all of our employees and clients. It is the belief of the Company that our employees, their well being and our commitment to compliance work hand in hand for a safe job site.
Our safety publications are provided in both English and Spanish to provide necessary safety information to all our employees. Job site safety audits are performed by our safety consultant on a routine basis at our sites throughout the country. The safety of our employees is our number one objective. No matter the location, maximum safety compliance is always expected and is always required.

Operational Safety

Our staff has the technical background and practical experience in all phases of the health, safety and production fields. This training, experience and knowledge is extended to the job site in the form of detailed site specific safety operations including: hearing conservation, hazcom, confined space entry and on-site monitoring. Health and safety objectives are achieved by utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, extensive personal protective equipment and the most recent data available.

Training Program

All personnel involved in OSHA, MSHA and DOT regulations are trained in-house by our safety consultant and dedicated supervisors. Our training program incorporates components of the IADC program and components of the NGWA program as well. All training courses comply with OSHA, MSHA, and DOT regulations. Best Energy Services can, upon request, provide its clients with the necessary training to ensure compliance with various government regulations.

Regulations

Best Energy Services Health and Safety meets or exceeds the demand of OSHA, MSHA, EPA and DOT regulations, providing to our employees professional safety with the knowledge to insure cutting edge compliance.

Personnel

Best Energy Services safety staff includes hygienists, safety professionals and training professionals with experience in air monitoring, noise testing, environmental operations and industrial sampling techniques.

Compliance

The Safety Department insures that the Company’s personnel, equipment and programs are in compliance with federal and state safety regulations. Our program and procedures are designed and to meet these regulatory demands.

 

SAFETY GOALS & OBJECTIVES

The objective of our safety program is the prevention of all accidents. We recognize that safety and efficiency go hand in hand and that we cannot operate competitively without making a major effort to control all events that might lead to personal injury or damage to property or equipment.

With teamwork we will accomplish the following goals:

1. Protection of the health and safety of all personnel as they relate to the work sites and the public.
   
2. Prevention of damage to equipment and property.
   
3. Compliance with all State and Federal Health and Safety Standards as they relate to O.S.H.A., E.P.A., D.O.T., and M.S.H.A.
   

• We are not interested in establishing records alone. We are interested in reducing, to an absolute minimum, the accidents that cause pain and suffering to people and loss or damage to property and equipment.


• We expect every employee to cooperate and participate in this program.


• We expect every level of management to give considerable thought and action to accident prevention and to make a sincere, whole-hearted effort to prevent accidents and incidents.At Best Energy Services we provide comprehensive policies, training and standard operating procedures in regards to safety.

Achieving professional results as a leader in (ehs) environmental health and safety information remains within the hearts and minds of our employees.

 

SAFETY PROCEDURES

1. Accident Prevention: – (which includes):
   a. Investigation
   b. Accident, Incident Reporting
   c. Near miss reporting
   d. Safety Inspections
   
   
2. Bloodborne Pathogens
   
   
3. Confined Space – (which includes):
   a. Certification of Training
   b. SOP Permit
   
   
4. CPR and First Aid: - (which includes)
   a. Certified Training in CPR and First AID for all employees.
   
   
5. Driver Qualification Standard:
   a. Providing full compliance for all company drivers
   
   
6. Emergency Response Procedure: – (which includes)
   a. Annual emergency response drills
   b. Site Evacuation Procedures
   
   
7. Fall Protection
   
   
8. H2S (hydrogen Sulfide)
   a. Five Alive Training or
   b. Awareness Training
   
   
9. Hammer Unions
   
   
10. Hazard Communication
    
    
11. Hot Work: - (which includes)
    a. SOP Permit
    
    
12. Lockout Tag out
    
    
13. Personal Protective Equipment
    
    
14. Fire Protection: – (which includes)
    a. Portable Fire Extinguisher Use
    b. Regular Ongoing Training
    
    
15. Respiratory Protection: – (which is)
    a. A fully compliant program
    
    
16. Safe Work rules

 

RESOURCES

Below are various resources and agencies from which one can receive much assistance. It is our goal to support safety and therefore we believe in the dissemination of information to help protect workers.

Resources

IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors)
www.iadc.org

NGWA (National Ground Water Association)
www.ngwa.org

Vermont SIRI Web Site
www.hazard.com

 

Federal Agencies

 

Department of Homeland Security
www.dhs.gov

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration
www.osha.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov

U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration
www.msha.gov

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
www.blm.gov

 

Commercial Resources

 

www.labsafety.com

www.wrightsafety.com