Safety
No job is so important, and no service is so urgent that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely. We have a responsibility to our families, our fellow employees, and our company to perform our duties in a safe and efficient manner. Safety is at the core of all Cooper Consolidated operations, a practice that puts our people and the environment first.
The safety policy of Cooper Consolidated is that occupational injuries and illnesses experienced by employees and damage to property and/or cargo can be eliminated. Cooper Consolidated endorses the use of effective loss control programs, employee training and input, and the cooperative development of voluntary standards as methods of carrying out this policy.
Near Miss Program
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) defines a near miss as an incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred. Near misses also may be referred to as close calls, near accidents, accident precursors, injury-free events and, in the case of moving objects, near collisions.
Cooper Consolidated teams treat near misses as opportunities for reflect, learn, and improve. While near miss programs have helped our group of companies become safer, the success of any near miss program depends on a strong team who is tirelessly committed to reporting near miss incidents, and a dedicated management who uses those submission in a relentless pursuit to create learning opportunities and improve processes. A near miss has a 3-step life cycle:
SUBMISSION: Team members report near misses via the Near Miss Submission Form.
Submit anonymously
Easily attach pictures from your phone or tablet
ACTION: The Safety Department reviews all submissions, and immediately takes appropriate action to ensure the safety of our teams
REVIEW: Near Miss information is shared with CTS team members on a regular basis to help prevent future accidents
