Safety Program

Focusing on High-Risk Activities

To prevent serious injuries in the workplace, we focus on the planning and execution of high-risk activities. We identify and initiate action plans to engage front-line leaders and employees and enable safe work. Safety committee teams work to implement and scale our serious injuries prevention efforts. Lessons learned are shared throughout the company and applied in our daily practices. Teams utilize soft skills to communicate and determine what changes are needed through the Hierarchy of Controls to best proactively protect our employees, environment, and equipment while providing the highest quality of products to our customers.

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It Starts with Leadership Support and Direction

Pencco leadership serves as a role model for safety and supports the program wholeheartedly. This involves Pencco’s safety vision, goals, and policies, we must also communicate the value of a safe workplace and the respect that all employees must maintain for safety ideals. Pencco’s leadership team undergoes extensive and various trainings, to aid and coach employees in the workplace.

Safety Starts at Entry Level

Pencco’s safety program touches every individual withing the organization. It is a permanent topic of discussion embedded into the operation fabric of Pencco and aligns with all functions throughout the company to ensure that it receives the attention and the resources every employee deserve. Pencco believes that everyone must be accountable for safety and feel empowered to take the steps necessary to ensure their own safety, the safety of their fellow employees, and the safety of our customers. Along with various coaching and trainings, Pencco’s “Safe New Deal” was developed as a voluntary employee observation and near miss reporting program, in order to help build a safer work environment. Employees are encouraged to speak up and be the voice of change when they recognize hazardous work practices, environments, conditions, and more. The Safe New Deal provides education on best practices to employees and assists in preventing complacency of safety in the workplace by actively looking at themselves, other employees, and the environment around them.

Behaviors and Expectations

Changing organizational behavior is what transforms a company from good to world class. When a passion for safety in the workplace is shared by the entire team, it encourages employees to get involved, set expectations, modify behavior, and make the right decisions. Pencco strives each day to promote and raise the expectations of safety by changing the mindset of each employee by modifying behaviors both on the job and at home to always make the right decision when it comes to safety.

Investing in People, Investing in Safety

Developing employee’s capabilities and skill sets is a crucial part of not only investing in people but also investing in their safety and those around them. Employees are mentored to contribute to the safety program, driving them to actively participate in safety practices and establishing a sense of ownership while creating a safer workplace.

An Environment that Enhances the Safety Culture

It is essential that safe operating practices are consistently followed, fixtures and equipment are properly cared for and maintained, and that the overall environment remains safe at all times. Pencco has developed and is constantly building on sound safety audits and inspection programs help not only to ensure compliance and manage risks but also identify areas needing improvement to help allow us to have a more proactive approach to various safeguards verses a reactive approach.

• Pencco total man hours worked without any Loss Time Incident in 2023: 309,776.
• Over 14,000+ loads of chemical transported by Pencco’s transportation tractor/trailers, which had a 99.9% successful/spill free delivery rate in 2023.

List of training and certifications that Pencco employees are required to obtain:

• Accidental (Hazardous) Release Measure and Spill Clean Up
• Aerial Lift
• Anti-Harrassment
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Compressed Gas Safety
• Confined Space Entry
• Crane Rigging Basics
• Driver Safety Defensive Driving
• Driver Safety Distracted Driving
• Electrical Safety
• Emergency Evacuation
• Eye Safety
• Fall Protection
• Fire Extinguisher Safety
• First Aid CPR AED
• Fit Testing
• Forklift Safety and Certification
• Global Harmonized System (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• H2S Training
• Hand and Power Tool Safety
• Hand Wrist and Finger Safety
• Handling Hazardous Materials
• Hazard Communication Awareness
• Hazard Recognition
• Hazmat Ground Shipper Additional Rail Requirements
• Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT)
• Hazmat Training: General Awareness
• Hazmat Training: Highway Transportation
• Hazmat Training: Placarding
• Hazmat Training: Safety Online
• Hazmat Training: Security Awareness
• Hazmat Training: Shipping Papers
• Hazwoper 40-hour Certification
• Hearing Protection
• Heat Street
• Heat Stress Prevention
• Hot Work Safety and Permitting Process
• Incident/Near Miss Reporting
• Ladder Safety
• Lockout Tagout (LOTO)
• Machine Guard Safety
• OSHA 10/30 Hour
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Respiratory Protection
• Safe Housekeeping and Accident Prevention
• Safe Lifting-Back Safety
• Safety Orientation
• Safety Showers and Eye Wash Station Safety and Function
• Slip, Trip, Fall Prevention
• Stormwater Best Management Practices
• Trenching and Shoring Safety