Health & Safety

CMS Corporation Zero Injury Award Winner six consecutive years (2005-2010). Receiving plaque – Mercedes Enrique, President

At CMS, a commitment to health and safety is our way of doing business. Since our inception we have understood that keeping our people safe is not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do. Our strong corporate commitment to health and safety, is evidenced by our perfect safety record, having had no OSHA recordable injuries since our inception, and an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 0.82. We attribute this record to the outstanding organization and attention to fine detail instilled in and demonstrated by our Project Managers, Superintendents and Field Crew. Due to the nature of the services performed by CMS, health and safety is a principal concern for each and every project. Our goal on each project is to establish personnel protection standards and mandatory safety practices and procedures. To accomplish this goal, CMS assigns responsibilities, establishes standard operating procedures, and provides for contingencies that may arise while work is being performed.

The objective of CMS’ Health & Safety Program is to have zero disabling injuries and illnesses. We aim not just to equal the average safety records of operations similar to ours nationwide, but to surpass them. The program includes:

• Providing mechanical and physical safeguards to the maximum extent possible.
• Conducting on-going health and safety and environmental inspections to find and eliminate unsafe working conditions/practices; to control hazards to employees’ health; to fully comply with job safety, health, or environmental standards; and to seek out and correct any condition that could feasibly harm our employees or the environment.
• Training all of our employees properly on health and safety practices and procedures.
• Developing and enforcing health and safety rules. Requiring that associates adhere to these rules at the time of hire and as a condition of continuing employment.
• Investigating every accident promptly and thoroughly to ascertain the cause and take corrective action if necessary.
• Supporting and encouraging associate participation in the day-to-day operation of the plan.
• Recognizing that every CMS employee has responsibility for leadership in the health and safety program, and for its effectiveness and improvement.
• Obtaining employee participation in the health and safety process.

As a result of our strong culture of promoting health and safety, CMS personnel display wholehearted, genuine cooperation with all aspects of this program, including compliance with all rules and regulations, and continuously utilizing good health, safety, and environmental practices while performing their duties.