SAFETY

At Gateway we recognize the importance of safe operations. We always want our employees and customers to know that when we are hired to provide a service that it will be done safely and efficiently. We will continue to instill our safety principles so that it is second nature for our team to identify hazards, recognize risk, know workplace safety is core value and to continue to have a zero-incident mentality.

GATEWAY COMPANIES HEALTH, SAFETY, & ENVIRONMENTAL

Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) excellence are all core values at Gateway. A fundamental goal of Gateway is for our employees to arrive at work and return home safely, so we emphasize a positive and proactive safety culture and enforce Gateway’s policies and standard operating procedures in all areas of our operations.

A few of the measures we proactively take to achieve and sustain a secure work environment free from recognized hazards include the following:

 

  • Background Checks
  • Behavioral Based Safety Techniques
  • Drug/Alcohol Screening
  • Trend Analysis
  • Instilling a moral obligation of HSE Awareness
  • Job Safety/Hazard Analysis (JSA/JHA)
  • Jobsite and Facility Audits and Inspections
  • New Employee Safety Orientation
  • New Hire Mentors
  • Pre-Job Safety Meetings
  • Risk Assessments Daily
  • Stop Work Authority (SWA)



Training

To maintain our fundamental approach to safety success, Gateway conducts all OSHA and industry required safety training in house by our Health & Safety Manager and consists of a blend of computer based, interactive, and classroom style training. The topics covered in the initial safety orientation for an employee are listed below:

 

  • Aerial Lifts & Scissor Lifts
  • Back Safety
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Confined Spaces
  • Electrical Safety
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Employee Wellness
  • Fall Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • First Aid/Emergency Response
  • Hand & Power Tools
  • HazCom
  • HAZWOPER
  • Health Hazards
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Hot Work
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Material Handling

 

  • Medical Records
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety Signs/Tags
  • Scaffolds
  • Stairways & Ladders
  • Temperature Extremes
  • Trenching & Excavations
  • Work Zones & Flaggers
  • Workplace Violence

 

Any additional training required by the customer we will utilize their company specific training or third-party accredited companies.

 

Gateway utilizes and/or are members of but not limited to the following:

  • APCA
  • DISA
  • In-House Veriforce OQ Evaluators
  • ISNetworld
  • NCMS
  • PEC
  • Safeland
  • TPS
  • PEC Safeland
  • ISNetworld
  • APCA
  • Veriforce