Initially, scrap tires are considered for recapping. Safety Priority number one in all shops is safety. Standard operating procedures have been written and implemented by all shops. Every newly assigned offender is required to read all S.O.P. s and other safety policies before beginning their job. Additionally, they are informed of what an MSDS is, the location of such and their right to read said material.
Farm shops conduct monthly safety meetings with all assigned employees and offenders.
Subject matter is documented, along with those in attendance. Shop supervisors maintain a constant alert for safety hazards and stress such practices continually. As the number of prison beds have increased in recent years, so has the number of pieces of equipment increased, requiring preventative maintenance and repairs. Farm shops have met these challenges along with handling the diversity and technical advances of such equipment. Farm shop employees must be flexible to handle changes, for being the hub of the wheel, every bump is felt.