Health & Safety

Health &
Safety

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Health & Safety in the Workplace

TeachFocus is also committed to incorporating health and safety into its business culture in the accomplishment of the diverse work requirements within the company's four, business areas.

TeachFocus is committed to providing safe and healthy workplaces and operations for its employees, its clients, and the public.

TeachFocus believes that maintaining a safe and healthy work environment requires a team approach in both responsibility and accountability at all levels of its operations. Shared responsibility and accountability has proved to be a very effective approach to managing health and safety on TeachFocus work sites. TeachFocus's ability to perform work safely is a direct result of the company's commitment to ensuring safe operations, providing its employees with the tools to perform their duties in a safe and healthy manner, and assigning health and safety responsibilities to its employees and operating management alike.

TeachFocus requires that all employees conduct themselves in a safe manner while at work and encourages employees to "think safety and put safety first" while away from work. Being safe not only protects the employee, but also the health and safety of co-workers, clients and their employees, the employee's family, and the public.

TeachFocus's positive health and safety culture reflects the following goals:
  • Strong commitment to health and safety at all levels within the company.
  • Health and safety is treated as an investment, not a cost.
  • Health and safety is a major component of TeachFocus’s continuous improvement process.
  • Training and training information is available to all TeachFocus employees.
  • Periodic employee surveys to solicit suggestions from employees for continuous improvement and to create a culture that values and responds to employee feedback/concerns.
  • Blame free employee work environment.
  • Emphasis is on achieving successes and maintaining a successful health and safety program.
  • Responsibility and accountability for health and safety is understood to be that of every employee.

Health and Safety Performance

Providing an injury-free workplace is a priority at all levels in TeachFocus.

Health and Safety Compliance

TeachFocus's Office of Health and Safety, and Quality conducts site visits to company operating sites each year to assess compliance with environmental, health/safety laws and regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures. TeachFocus prioritizes annual site visit locations based on risks and complexities of the work performed in TeachFocus's diverse business areas.

TeachFocus's focus on ensuring a positive business and safety culture has resulted in a work environment where management and employees alike are committed to "Putting Safety First" in the conduct of the company's business operations/work requirements.