We expect our employees to make good and conscious choices to work safely every day as a benefit to themselves, their co-workers, our entire company, and surrounding neighbors in and around our construction sites. We strive to promote and employ a “can-do safely” attitude!
Our “Safety First” commitment begins with a safety-centered, in-person onboarding program, which is unique in the oil and gas industry. While many companies have gone to digital onboarding, K&K Inc. still believes in a face-to-face onboarding experience between company safety representatives and new team members. This unique process allows us the opportunity to express and stress our company’s commitment to safety and to convey our requirements and expectations.
A principal tenant of our “Safety First” mentality is K&K Inc.’s promotion of STOP WORK AUTHORITY. The company encourages employees to ask questions before, during, or after a task. The company encourages each employee, no matter his/her job title, to stop a task if a hazard or a potential hazard is perceived. Each K&K Inc. project has a designated safety lead, utility locate lead and environmental lead that are trained and tested on these subjects. These roles are intended to be designated to high-potential employees that demonstrate an understanding of K&K Inc.’s desired culture and a desire to advance within the company.
Every individual in the K&K Inc. family understands safety is an essential part of our business and the functions they perform daily. Injuries (major or minor), near misses, and all property damage are required to be reported immediately, and project team members participate in a complete root-cause analysis to identify and share key lessons learned.
Safety is imbedded in each of K&K Inc.’s core values - it is a commitment we make to ourselves and our clients!
Key Elements of Our Safety Program
- Full-time EHS Director and team of safety coordinators (bilingual)
- Safety onboarding conducted in-person with knowledge verification and firsthand skill verification
- Behavior-based trend data for leading indicators through HCSS
- FMCSA and PHMSA drug screening
- Designated safety lead, locate lead and environmental coordinator on all projects
- Near miss/Good catch program
- Advanced safety audit program with broad based participation with trending and reporting
- Daily JSA’s and onsite safety meetings
- In-house Operator Qualification Program
- Employee ID/certification cards
- Safety policies and procedures reviewed annually
- Leadership positions maintain OSHA 10 or 30 designation
Operator Qualification Programs
- Energy World Net
- Industrial Training Solutions
- Veriforce
Safety Data Management Programs
- HCSS Application
- Avetta
- ISNetworld
- National Data Management Programs
- Veriforce ONE
