An excellent record
LaCosta's safety record rates among the industry's best. This is due to our safe working practices, a comprehensive safety training program, and our zero lost time policy and light duty programs.

Our staff goes through rigorous safety programs that cover the proper handling of equipment and chemicals, and the requirements of OSHA and Hazardous Communication compliance. In this way, we ensure that both our employees and yours are always working in a safe environment.

For every service we offer – Housekeeping, Cleanroom Services, Painting & Decorating, Site Maintenance Services, Protective Floor Coating & Concrete Polishing, and Staffing Solutions – we follow strict procedures to promote the safest working area possible.

Safety is not only a business prerogative, it is imperative to provide a safe work environment for our employees.

A safety committment
LaCosta's commitment to safety is so strong that we tie each managers' incentive directly to safety. You, our customer, are assigned a manager with high levels of safety training. Our manager ensures that all safe practices are being followed, incorporates your facility's safety procedures into our practices, and is readily available to discuss any special needs or concerns you have.

Safety procedures
LaCosta requires that all personnel follow standard safety procedures, both to prevent unsafe conditions and to promote quick, consistent action in the event of an unsafe condition or accident. Each manager and staff member receives thorough training in these procedures, which include:

Use of Accident Reporting Procedures. Accident reporting procedures dictate that all accidents be reported, and a manager must accompany the injured party to the hospital. The manager must complete the accident report and deliver it to the Safety Department within 24 hours.

Safety Task Assignment Checklists. These are completed daily to ensure safe work practices.

Behavioral Observation Sheets. Work behavior is monitored weekly by management.

Field Activity Lists. These provide instructions for protecting or de-energizing your systems as we work in close vicinity.

Hot Work Permits. These permits are required prior to beginning any spark-producing processes, such as sandblasting or grinding.

Confined Space/Tunnel Entry Procedures. Permits must be secured and special procedures followed for work in confined spaces.

Lead Testing. Lead notification forms are completed any time the presence of lead is suspected.

Multi-cause Analysis. This must be completed by a manager in the event of any incident, including first aid or a near miss. This process allows us to understand the root cause of the accident to prevent it in the future.

Safety Audits. These audit forms must be filled out routinely.

Safe Practices. These strict practices include:

• Equipment Preventative Checklist
• Use of personal protective equipment including gloves, goggles and safety shoes
• Proper labeling of all bottles
• MSDS books
• Use of Operations Safety Review Checklists by the safety manager, for rating such factors as equipment, storage areas, site manuals, personnel, and personal protective equipment

Safety training
Every LaCosta staff member receives safety training. The training programs include initial procedural training, specific job site training, and regularly scheduled updates to keep employees informed of innovations in tools, techniques and safety practices.

All training focuses on the proper methods and sequencing of every task. We include video training, hands-on demonstrations, graphical tools, web based training and written testing in a classroom environment.

Site-specific training includes instruction in the use of proper protective equipment, hazardous communication standards, and handling of materials at your facility.

For more information, see our training section.

Refresher safety training
Safety training is ongoing at LaCosta. At our weekly Tool Box Meetings, our staff reviews procedures, discusses site-specific issues, revisits required housekeeping tasks, and studies a module from our 52-Week Safety Training program.

Light duty
In keeping with our zero lost time policy, we minimize lost time as much as possible. Any employee injured on the job will return to work on a light duty program until a doctor's orders let them return to their original work.