UDC’s Safety Program

All our employees have the “authority to stop work” when there is an imminent threat to life, property, or equipment. Many UDC employees are experienced in working with scaffolds, lock out/tag out, confined space, and are trained to use forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, as well as reach lifts. We also have certified riggers and signalmen available when cranes are needed on our job sites. To meet the demand of our customers, we have AWS and LA Certified welders in our shop as well as in the field.

UDC employs a full-time Safety Manager with over 30 years’ safety experience in the construction industry, oil refineries, and offshore oil platforms. In addition to the above, experience in confined space rescue, certified in firefighting at the University of Nevada, Class A Hydraulic Crane certified, OSHA 30-hour, CPR/AED, scissor lift, forklift, aerial lift trained, 40-hour Hazwoper, NFPA 70E, has experience as a California Certified Emergency Medical Technician, in addition to Combilift C-Series Forklift Operator and Trainer.

In addition to client site specific safety requirements, our field superintendents and foremen are trained and required to utilize our job specific Job Hazard Analysis tools/forms to identify and predict hazards in the workplace before and during tasks performed. If needed, multiple Job Hazard Analysis forms are filled out as conditions change and/or when new employees are added to the crew of each jobsite.