For some contractors, safety means supplying employees with personal protective equipment and trusting them to avoid hazards — but careful planning before the job is much more effective in ensuring employees’ protection.
“We’re always going to provide PPE to our employees, but we don’t want that to be the first line of defense for hazards, because a lot more can go wrong,” says Mike Fisher, executive vice president of service and risk for Therma. “You just open yourself up to more risk if you’re relying solely on PPE.”
Therma has a robust safety program that utilizes job hazard and job safety
