Safety
Our Safety Procedures and Performance
Commercial Air, Inc. has a history of meeting and exceeding our customers expectations and this goal extends into our safety procedures, records, and performance. The health and safety of all workers, customers, and the general public are important. We aim to remove or reduce risks to the environment, health, safety and welfare of anyone affected by our business operations. As always, we also follow the safety and health policy of our customers while we are at their facilities.
Training our employees to be knowledgeable in the tasks associated with their work is part of the process. We train and cross-train our staff to ensure they can operate in a safe conditions and properly utilize tools and equipment. EPA refrigerant safety; airlift platform operations; fork lift operations; boiler operations; chiller operations, maintenance, and teardown and OSHA safety are some of the certifications our staff are constantly achieving.
Completing the OSHA 10 hour safety course is a base for working on our construction projects with additional and specialty safety training on a continuous basis. Our history of strong safety leadership is underlined by beginning each day with a “Tool Box” safety talk and an equipment inspection. We have monthly safety training meetings providing more than 15+ hours a year covering common hazards like cuts, falls, electrical shock, and driving safety.
Commercial Air, Inc. is committed to a drug free work place. We randomly test employees and applicants and we test in post-accident situations.
Commercial Air, Inc. is committed to a safe environment for our employees. We discourage tobacco and vape usage and require employees to follow all government guidelines. Our policy is that no employees will use tobacco or vape products in or on a customer’s property.
Our EMR Is Below The National Average
Our experience modification rate (EMR) for the current year and the prior 2 years is:
Effective 5/1/2018 – 0.78
Effective 5/1/2019 – 0.75
Effective 5/1/2020 – 0.77
Effective 5/1/2021 - 0.77
We place safety as our top priority. Our EMR is well below the national average for our industry (national average is 1.00). Commercial Air, Inc. has been accident free 10+ years on our construction projects.
Our Increased Safety During COVID 19
We provide PPE for our staff to ensure their health and safety and yours. We provide our staff with safety glasses, disposable face masks, cloth face masks, N95 masks, respirators, gloves (latex, nitrile, cut resistant, speciality), disposable coverall suits, and hand sanitizer. Washing hands according to CDC guidelines at every opportunity and requiring safety toe boots on projects. UV-C light boxes for staff to sterilize equipment daily are provided to aid in minimizing risk of transmission.
