Maintaining safe and productive work places is the highest priority at Century Companies, Inc. Each employee, from the laborer to the CEO, has a personal responsibility to work safely, while producing a quality product. Our employees are our most important asset and no task is more important than their safety and health.
Safety, Quality, Experience and Integrity
Century has been in business since 1975 and has the experience to get the job done right. Our success has been based on four basic principles: Safety, Quality, Experience, and Integrity. Century crews work hard to ensure our safety procedures comply with federal, state and local regulations, with emphasis on the OSHA and MSHA requirements that apply. We regularly review our policies and procedures to ensure we are not just meeting safety regulations but exceeding them.
Training and Culture
The Century safety program is intense and sincere, with the primary goal being to instill and maintain a culture of safe, yet productive work. New employees complete a thorough initial safety training program at their time of hire. In addition, all employees participate annually in a week-long safety program, regular meetings throughout the year and on-going training that is job specific. Century’s Safety Director visits jobsites and meets monthly with the company safety committee to discuss the most current policies, review injury and prevention methods, develop new safety procedures, and coordinate new safety objectives. Job Safety Hazard Analysis (JSA) meetings and reviews are held each day, and employees at all levels both conduct and participate in these sessions. Every crew is also required to meet weekly for “Toolbox Safety Talks” to discuss critical safety-related topics and to reinforce best practices.
Century was one of the first in the industry to develop an incentive program that encourages employees to report “Near Misses” as soon as they occur. The circumstances of the Near Misses are then evaluated, and the results shared with all employees. These positive learning opportunities help to prevent future accidents and reduce risks to Century employees, the public and the environment.
In an effort to stay ahead of the industry in safety-culture development, Century has held an Annual Safety Week for more than 20 years. Each spring, all employees meet for a week-long review of safe work practices, with hands-on and job-specific safety training. Through this event we can ensure a fresh and positive safety culture at the beginning of every season. This is an expensive, challenging program, but it sincerely instills a culture of safety that goes far beyond the norm in the industry.