Safety

Safety is the most important consideration for a Skyler project.

Skyler has an evolving safety approach that carefully considers client and federal, state, and local requirements to protect the workers and community. 

Skyler employs a highly‐structured Health and Safety Program
to ensure the safe and quality performance of field and workplace activities. 

The program provides health and safety training in accordance
 with both company and regulatory requirements. 
A site‐specific health and safety program is developed and implemented for each project prior to its initiation that considers:
Safe work practices
Engineering safeguards
Medical surveillance
Environmental and personnel monitoring
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Education & training
Standard operating procedures for safe operations
Skyler’s comprehensive “safe” standard 
operating procedures provide instruction and guidance that consider:
Site description
On‐site organization and coordination
Site entry and control points
Site assessment
Hazard recognition
Emergency response, and decontamination

Site assessment and Hazard recognition, are always a continuous process due to ever changing site conditions. Skyler’s commitment to health and safety is further reflected in its 
Experience Modification Rate (EMR).

Elements of our corporate Health and Safety Program include:
Corporate Health and Safety Manual
Corrective action follow‐up from safety incidents, near‐misses/losses, and audits
Evaluation of safety program effectiveness and strategies for continual improvement
Field auditing program to inspect safety and work practice
Injury, Illness, and Personal Protection (IIPP) Manual
Job‐Specific Health and Safety Plans (HASPs) and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs)
Root cause evaluation and lessons learned from incidents and near misses/losses.
Safety reporting requirements
Safety training and annual refreshers
Staff communications of safety tips, incidents, near‐misses/losses, and lessons learned
Routine safety meetings with staff, IIPP Coordinators, and H&S Advisory Committee
Trend analysis of safety issues