COVID-19 National Accounts Industry Leadership Contact LOCATIONS CAREERS SERVICES MARKETS NEWS & EVENTS ABOUT ABOUT TERRACON SAFETY We started our Incident and Injury-Free (IIF) in 2011 with a challenge for each of us to make a personal commitment to care and concern and to dedicate ourselves to ensuring every employee goes home safe every day. In this journey, we have made huge strides in this effort, positively impacting our co-workers whose lives may have been negatively impacted had we not made this commitment – maybe even our own lives. WE ARE GETTING SAFER EACH YEAR. In the five years we have been committed to IIF, our Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR, a key lagging indicator) of employee injuries requiring more than first aid treatment has gone from 2.5 to a new company low of 0.48 in 2016. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Our continuing safety journey is also supported by strong information technology tools, which help us monitor and measure activity in order to make the right decisions to ensure safety. WE ARE BEST IN CLASS. We scored a best-in-class composite positive IIF score of 85 percent in the 2016 Employee Engagement and IIF survey. Eight of the 11 IIF questions received best-in-class positive scores of 85 percent or higher. In addition, we made great progress in survey participation among field employees with a jump up of more than 70 percent completing the survey in 2016 as compared to historically 25 to 30 percent. “For everyone to go home safely every day, we must maintain an attitude that ‘We are our brother’s keeper’ and take responsibility of our own safety as well as everyone around us.” Michael O’Grady, P.E., Executive Vice President, Chief Safety Officer LIVING AND WORKING SAFELY An Incident and Injury-Free® (IIF® ) Workplace at Terracon Terracon is concerned with workplace safety and has worked hard to put in place effective Safety policies and procedures. While there is certainly a business case for improving safety, such as gaining our client’s confidence that we will follow strict safety practices while on their projects, as well as an improved Experience Modification Ratio (EMR), at its core, safety is a people issue. We are not satisfied with incremental improvement in workplace safety and will do whatever it takes to achieve and sustain outstanding performance. Terracon has been on a journey to fundamentally alter how we think about safety and how it is woven into the culture of our firm. This initiative will help us create a truly Incident and Injury-Free® (IIF® ) culture at Terracon. SAFETY INITIATIVES To better serve our clients and keep our employees safe, Terracon has implemented multiple safety initiatives and programs including: Safety coaching for all employee owners Safety spot bonuses for employee owners Near miss app and library available to all employees Local safety coordinator at all Terracon office locations On-staff radiation safety officers Development of tools to make work safer including: TerraCart, PinPuller Driver training, SmithKeys system, required for all employees Personalized Protective Equipment Program Field PPE kits are provided to all employees Ongoing safety training Medical Surveillance Program to provide protection to employees exposed to hazardous materials on the job Client and job specific safety and health plans RULES TO LIVE BY At Terracon, safety is a core value. Working safely is an uncompromising commitment at all levels of the company to ensure everyone goes home safe to their family each and every day. “Terracon employees take the mission of safety personally and incorporate it into everything they do,” said Jim Wright, Terracon director of safety and health. “Our data shows that Terracon team members are proactively seeking out opportunities to identify and correct safety concerns, with successful results.” Click here to view our Core Rules and Practices SAFETY CONTACTS For more information on our safety culture, please contact: Jim Wright, Director, Safety and Health (913) 202 7525 LOCATIONS More than 150 offices from coast to coast. VIEW LOCATIONS CAREERS Be part of a company committed to your career success. START YOUR CAREER SIGN UP FOR OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SERVICES Environmental Facilities Geotechnical Materials MARKETS Agriculture Commercial/Retail Disaster Response Federal Financial Healthcare Industrial Logistics Oil & Gas Power Generation/ Transmission Technology Telecommunications Transportation / Infrastructure TERRACON Safety Terracon Companies Terracon Foundation Payment Options Contact Careers © 2021 Copyright Terracon. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience, remembering your preferences for repeat visits. By clicking “Accept,” you consent to the use of all cookies. For more information, please read our Read More. Cookie settings ACCEPT