Heritage Materials
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Safety
- Health
- Environment
Environmental Achievements
- Implemented an Environmental Control Plan including Excess Product Disposal Policy and Pollution Control Plan to minimize adverse environmental impact.
Social Achievements
- Implemented a safety incentive program recognizing personal project safety achievements, resulting in hundreds of thousands of accident-free employee-hours.
- Consistently realized hundreds of thousands of accident-free employee-hours.
Governance Achievements
- Established a written safety action plan, project safety forms and procedures manual, and project safety and health plan to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Implemented a safety reprimand program to address non-compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Employed a full-time Safety Director since 1964.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Minimizing accident risks inherent to construction site employment.
- Ensuring compliance with all State, Federal, and local regulations.
- Coordinating safety compliance with subcontractors.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implemented a Project Safety, Health, and Environmental Program aiming for Zero Incidents and Accidents.
- Provided safety orientation and training, pre-project/pre-task planning, alcohol and substance abuse program, accident/incident investigations, and a safety incentive program.
- Regularly scheduled meetings for upper management review of loss activity and controls to reduce losses.
- Implemented a Safety Reprimand Program.
- Provided first aid training to numerous field personnel.
- Implemented electronic security equipment to protect construction property and equipment.
- Enforced a formal Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program.
- Conducted safety coordination meetings with subcontractor representatives.