VCI’s safety program is built on a strong foundation of tested values and practices designed to keep our workforce safe. All employees are empowered with resources and authority to find and fix issues in a timely and efficient manner. Our dedicated safety team regularly engages with construction managers, line supervisors, and foremen in the field to ensure they have the tools and knowledge necessary to maintain the highest levels of safety.
Headway™ safety program is the preferred path when mitigating risk on the job. Our multi-step strategy and intensive training empowers workers to recognize and enforce natural safety techniques, so they always get home safe.
The team at VCI leads with an instinctually safe culture, ensuring the utmost protection for our employees, customers, and the communities in which we work.
We believe that to create a best-in-class safety program, all employees must commit to a core list of safeguards. The safeguards are designed to protect against the most common causes of severe injury. They are foundational to our safety culture. All employees should know and consistently commit to these standards.
Our employees are actively engaged in training, reporting, and auditing safety programs and protocols daily. Employee training spans several phases, beginning at their onboarding.
Internally developed digital training content is tailored to our industry’s specific tasks, hazards, and regulations.
To ensure the safety and wellness of all our team, at a minimum we adopt and follow all OSHA standards and training regulations.
Along with a detailed and descriptive safety manual, we employ several techniques to ensure we are continuously evaluating and minimizing our risk.
Creation of a Safety Action Plan prior to commencement of any work to control the risk associated with each hazard.
This evaluation is completed by supervisors and managers every 45 days at a minimum.
Trucks, equipment, and all PPE are checked daily at field locations.
Drivers inspect their vehicles at every use ensuring vehicles are safe to be driven on roadways.
Performance of routine safety jobsite inspection for subcontractors.
Review aimed to identify the cause of an incident for future prevention.
Specialized proprietary tool developed to identify incident root causes.
An automatic alert to notify supervisors that a deviation has occurred.