Our People-First Culture
Creating a best-in-class safety culture that we live out every day starts with each person on our team. They are our first line of action in ensuring a safe and efficient job site. I&I empowers our management and employees to perpetuate our safety beliefs and values, and they follow these guiding principles every day:
- Employee safety and health, as well as protection of the environment, must be viewed as a value that we adhere to in every facet of our operation.
- Safety and Health leadership in creating an incident-free project must exist independent of individual personalities and objectives.
- Each and every employee must, regardless of position, accept and wholeheartedly execute their responsibility for Safety and Health.
With these guiding principles at the forefront of our safety culture, I&I can create comprehensive, site-specific safety execution plans to better serve our clients. Strong safety performance is a cornerstone of successfully delivering:
- Fewer accidents, losses, and disruptions
- Improved employee morale
- Increased productivity
- Improved compliance with OSHA regulations
- Improved reputation and standard of quality
By employing Safety C.A.N. (Communicate, Award and Normalize), we’ve earned an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) that has averaged 0.64 over the last eight years, and our workers compensation claims have reduced by over 70%. Our CEO through our front line employees are committed to an injury-free workplace.
Proactive Protocols
With Safety C.A.N., we can ensure the safety of everyone on our team through every single job.
Injury Prevention & Protection
Safety is an inherent part of our operations. What may seem like minor slips, trips and falls can lead to very serious injuries for our employees. To mitigate the risk of injury, we utilize procedures like Personal Self-Retracting Lifelines (PSRLs) fall prevention and protection and proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on a daily basis, including head protection and cut-resistant or impact gloves.
Site Insulation Safety Execution Plans
We outline specific safety measures for individual scopes of work to prevent risk and injury onsite. From safety briefings and job hazard analyses to performing hazard demonstrations and implementing Stop Work Authority practices, I&I is dedicated to maintaining an injury-free workplace.
Employee Incentive and Reward Program
A shared commitment to health and insulation safety is crucial to successfully performing business. That’s why I&I implemented an award program to provide incentives to employees to reward a safety-first mindset. Awards are based on participation in our programs, such as the Safety Committee, jobsite audits, or “Good Catches.”
Model System
Leading by example is the single most-leveraged activity in building an authentic vision for injury-free performance. By allowing managers and supervisors to carry out this policy, our employees learn that the only acceptable level of performance is to be incident free on each project every day.
Supervisor Training
All of our Project Supervisors and Foremen are required to attend a comprehensive supervisor training workshop. Topics include Safety leadership, Accident Investigation, First Aid / CPR, Behavioral Based Safety, etc. to ensure comprehensive background on all general safety procedures.
On-Site Safety in Harahan, LA
- Testament to our Commitment
- An Honor, But Not an End Goal
The accolades I&I receives are a testament to our commitment to safety for our people and our projects. As a result of implementing a comprehensive safety program, we have set a precedent in the industry that relies on continually improving safety and leadership standards across the board. It’s that level of dedication that has helped us achieve an injury-free workplace and a number of awards. While we are especially honored by awards received from clients and our industry, our goal is zero incidents. Integrating project controls, including scheduling, planning and transparent reporting, allows us to keep your project on track.
Diamond Level
Associated Builders and Contractors-Safety Training and Education Process (STEP) Award
Diamond Level
Associated Builders and Contractors-Safety Training and Education Process (STEP) Award
Injury Free Award
Greater New Orleans Industrial Education Council
Gold Level
National Insulation Association (NIA) Safety Excellence Award
Award of Merit
Metropolitan Safety Council
Award of Merit
Texas Safety Association
Platinum Level
Associated Builders and Contractors – Safety Training and Education Process (STEP) Award
Award of Merit
Contractors Safety Council of Coastal Bend
Award of Honor
Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC Golden Triangle)
Award of Merit
Contractor’s Safety Council of Brazosport, Inc.
National Safety Excellence Award (NESA)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE)
National Business Roundtable