R. W. Mercer Safety Mission

The R. W. Mercer Company is dedicated to protecting our employees from immediate physical harm. It is our goal to eliminate or control both known and potential safety and health hazards our employees face on the job. In order to accomplish this we must strictly adhere to the following guidelines:

Safety and health are a shared responsibility. It is imperative that everyone, from the top management team to supervisors to each and every worker, must take ownership of his/her own safety and that of co-workers.
It is everyone's responsibility to locate hazards and either correct them or report them to the proper authority in a timely manner.
Where hazards cannot be completely eliminated, they must be reduced through effective engineering, administrative controls or, as a final precaution, through the proper use of personal protective equipment.
Every individual will be trained to perform work safely. Should an individual feel inadequately trained to perform a certain procedure, he/she must immediately discuss the problem with a supervisor.
As a condition of employment, each employee must consistently work in a safe manner.

Haz-Mat

Personal Protective Equipment

Pollution Insurance

The health and safety of our employees is of great concern. Each employee is expected to conform to OSHA and MIOSHA requirements. Field employees have undergone extensive safety training prior to entering a work site, including confined space training and a 40-hour Hazardous Waste & Emergency Response course to help ensure their personal safety in dealing with solvents and fuels.

As required by our safety plan, personal protective equipment has been issued to each employee subject to hazardous exposure, including

Head Protection	Tyvek Protective Suits	Respirators
Eye Protection	Gloves First Aid Kits	Fire Extinguishers
Ear Protection	Protective Footwear	Safety Handbook

When necessary, employees are equipped with more elaborate equipment to ensure their safety, including:

Safety Harness and Tripod	Oxygen Meters
Explosion Meters	Lower Explosion Limit Meters

Our Safety Director continually strives to keep us in compliance with federal and state requirements. Site safety officers perform periodic safety inspections to ensure that our projects are as safe as possible.
R. W. Mercer Company is fully insured, maintaining coverages for:
Commercial General Liability Including coverage for bodily injury, property damage, explosion, collapse, underground perils, contractual, products, completed operations, automobile liability, pollution, both gradual and sudden-accidental, worker's compensation and employer's liability, meeting all requirements of the state in which the work is performed.
Bid Bond Availability
Performance Bond Availability
Umbrella Liability Coverage