Safety in Every Solution

At Adamo our safety goal is Zero Accidents - Zero Injuries - Zero Incidents.  In order to realize our goal we have developed a Culture of Safety which ensures an injury-free environment and provides the safest workplace possible for our employees, subcontractors, clients and all who enter or are near our job sites.

Commitment

Adamo’s safety motto is:  Safety First + No Shortcuts = No Accidents.
At Adamo no phase of operations or administration is more important than injury and accident prevention. Our proactive and responsive safety and management professionals are committed to providing a safe and healthful workplace.

Planning

Each project begins with the preparation of a detailed Site Specific Health, Safety and Operations Plan allocating resources and procedures for site specific health and safety, employee medical surveillance and monitoring, regulatory compliance, personal protective equipment (PPE), environmental safeguards, and safety considerations unique to each project.

Process

Adamo's Corporate Health and Safety Program provides the foundation for a project-specific program to protect personnel on our job sites from injury, occupational health hazards, and for the protection of the client’s assets and property. A representative sampling of our 50 CHSP programs/policies include:

Contractor/Subcontractor Safety Audits and Clearance	Bloodborne Pathogens
National Demolition Association (NDA) Standards	MUST Safety Training
Drug-Alcohol Free Workplace	MUST Drug & Alcohol Screening
Respiratory Protection Program	Pre-Task Hazard Assessment
Lead, Cadmium, and Hexavalent Chromium Program	Safety Incentive Awards Program
New Hire Employee Orientation	Pre-Demolition Engineering Survey
Fork Trucks and Powered Industrial Vehicles	Process Safety Management
Hearing Conservation and Noise Control	Special Instrumentation Usage
Housekeeping and Safety	Torch Cutting and Welding
Compressed Gas Safety	Fire Prevention and Safety

Continuous Improvement

To achieve Adamo’s goal of Zero Accidents-Zero Injuries-Zero Incidents, the Adamo Corporate Health and Safety Program is reviewed and updated annually to reflect the most current demolition industry safety, regulatory, occupational health and environmental response standards.

Adamo maintains an extensive fleet of excavators with specialized tooling and attachments, loaders, dozers, compactors and other specialized heavy equipment. A comprehensive preventative maintenance program incorporating factory-certified mechanics, coupled with an aggressive equipment/tooling replacement policy, enables our utilization of the latest technological operational and safety features available for the demanding demolition environment. To ensure employee safety and performance optimization of our equipment, Adamo observes inspection and maintenance standards established by the National Demolition Association (NDA), which in part consists of the following routines:

• Annual and daily inspection of equipment using checklists for excavators, loaders, and cranes.
• Periodic maintenance is performed in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
• Stress operator awareness and understanding of load performance limitations.

Employees receive initial training and average 40 hours of annual refresher training in a wide array of safety and process subjects such as :

40-Hr. Asbestos Contractor / Supervisor	40-Hr. Hazardous Waste Operations
Lead Awareness	Emergency Response, First Aid, CPR, AED
Aerial Lifts	Asbestos Awareness
Confined Space	Electrical Safety / Lockout-Tagout
Trenching and Excavation	Rigging and Crane Safety
Fall Protection	Hazard Communication
Scaffolding

From 2004 thru 2010, Adamo has expended over one-million man-hours with an average OSHA Recordable Incident Rate of 0.95 and a current EMR of 0.72.