Safety
Safety is important because Seither & Cherry Co.’s biggest asset is their people. Seither & Cherry Co. wants to protect their people and they want to protect their clients.
Seither & Cherry Co. employs two full-time safety managers who audit every job, perform pre-job safety analyses, and conduct annual and semi-annual safety training sessions for all employees. Additionally, each foreman is required to maintain certain standards set by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and every employee must carry a 40-hour OSHA certification.
Experience Modification Rating (EMR)
An EMR is a numerical rating that represents how safe a business is compared with other businesses in the same industry. A company’s EMR helps determine its workers’ compensation premium rate and is determined by its safety record. (An average EMR is 1.0, anything less than 1.0 is exemplary.) Year after year, Seither & Cherry Company has maintained a world class Experience Modification Rating (EMR) below 1.0. Seither & Cherry’s rate is so favorable because the company makes safety a priority every single day.
Seither & Cherry Co. EMR
| DATE | RATING |
|---|---|
| 1/1/2023 | 0.77 |
| 1/1/2022 | 0.81 |
| 1/1/2021 | 0.78 |
Additional Training
Annual training is performed over the required OSHA Standards, First Aid, CPR and MSHA Part 48B refresher. Topics covered:
- Statutory Rights of Miners
- Hazard Recognition, LOTO, Incidents and Near Misses
- Electrical Hazards
- Emergency Evacuations Plans and Fire
- Extinguisher Training
- Excavation and Ground Control
- Transportation Controls, Communication Systems & Signs and Signals
- Health Hazards (Silicosis, Lead and Asbestos Awareness)
- Confined Space in Construction
- Fall Protection
- Scaffold User
- PPE
- First Aid
- CPR (every two years)
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Aerial & Scissor Lift (classroom training) (Practical is held on jobsites)
- Forklift Training (classroom training) (Practical is held on jobsites)
- GHS
We’re Committed to Safety.
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