At Argenio Bros it is our belief that the safe execution of our projects is more important than the execution of the project itself. Safety of the people and the groups we impact, along with insuring the safety of our employees is our number one priority. On the most basic level, at the end of each work day every associate of Argenio Bros., from the administrators and the estimators to the Laborers and Operators are expected to arrive home in substantially the level of fitness they were in when they left for work in the morning. Our Experience Modification Rating has consistently been maintained below the industry average of 1.0 over the past twenty years.
At minimum all of our tradesman are required to have achieved current OSHA 10 training, most of them have achieved OSHA 30 level safety training. In addition to this many of the tradesman employed by Argenio Bros. have received training in the following areas;
- Confined Space
- Lock out / tag out
- CDL training
- DEC erosion control
- Competent person, trench safety
- CPR and First Aid
- Flagger Safety
- NYSDOT Traffic Safety Supervisor
- Respiratory Safety
- Rigging Certification
- Hand and Power Tool Safety
- Asbestos Training
- DIG Safe Certification
Weekly safety meetings on a rolling and diverse set of subjects are a requirement for every project. These safety talks are typically job specific and address the particular exposures on each particular project. In addition to this Argenio Bros. develops a site specific safety program for each project.