Safety

Ruthrauff | Sauer is committed to maintaining a safe working environment for all employees. Our goal is to achieve Zero Lost-Time Injuries through Education and Training, Incentives, Personal Protective Equipment and Total Company Involvement in the well-being of all its employees.

• TOOLBOX TALKS
  Weekly Toolbox Talks are a part of the scope of work on all projects.  Our foremen are safety-educated and experienced in the rules and regulations set down by OSHA and Ruthrauff | Sauer’s Safety Program.  They have the leadership skills to enforce and motivate a safe workplace.  Foremen are responsible for documenting and coordinating all Toolbox Talks.  Safety topics related to our industry, OSHA compliance or the hazards commonly encountered at job sites are sent out weekly to our foremen. “At-risk” behavior is not tolerated and all employees are to participate in our Toolbox Talks and programs.

• JOB SITE VISITS / INSPECTIONS
  Visits are made weekly. Almost, without exception, any safety action required is handled immediately by our employees and foremen. By constant contact and cooperation with the Safety Director, our employees realize that Ruthrauff | Sauer is committed to safety.

• NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
  Ruthrauff | Sauer’s Policies and Procedures with emphasis on Safety are reviewed with all new field employees on their first day of employment with Ruthrauff | Sauer.

• SAFETY TRAINING
  Safety training is ongoing at all job sites. Standard First Aid, Respiratory Training, Fall Protections, Asbestos and Lead Awareness, Confined Space Entry, Excavation Safety, Hazardous Communication, Rigging and Hoisting, and Ladder and Scaffolding are some of the programs offered yearly to all our employees. In-house training sessions are conducted at least twice a year in each of the following departments: steamfitters, plumbers, sheetmetal, and plumbing service.