Safety & quality

Safety is our First Priority.

Doty Bros. is committed to providing a work place free from all recognized hazards. To achieve this, Doty Bros. has developed a comprehensive safety program focused on accident reduction through hazard recognition, education, and safety leadership.

A key element of our safety program is our dedicated team of safety professionals. They provide added value to crews by conducting training and oversight on complex tasks and work practices. Our consistent focus on safety exemplifies our dedication to achieving our goal of zero incidents.

Doty Bros. understands that education and training are an important element of our safety program. To ensure our crew members are properly trained in the work being performed, while also remaining compliant with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, Doty Bros. conducts continuing education on an ongoing basis.

Doty Bros. is committed to a comprehensive safety management approach that achieves safe performance through leadership, training, accountability and measurement. Doty Bros. employs a staff of certified safety professionals that assist operations management with resources, training, planning, implementation, and program management.

Doty Bros. is Gold Shovel Standard Certified

Gold Shovel Standard Certification is a widely-recognized indication of increased safety awareness and a commitment to continuous damage prevention improvement. The Gold Shovel Standard Certification process was developed to ensure that hired contractors adhere to the safest excavation standards. Doty Bros. is proud to be Gold Shovel Standard Certified and is committed to ongoing public and workplace safety.

Some of the courses Doty Bros. offers to our employees include:

   

  • OSHA Construction 10 and 30 Hour Outreach Training
  • Natural Gas Distribution Operator Qualification (OQ) Training
  • Excavation Trenching & Shoring Competent Person
  • Confined Space Competent Person
  • First Aid/CPR Training
  • Smith System Driver’s Training
  • Supervisor’s Leadership Training
  • Environmental Conservation Training
  • Behavior Based Safety Training
  • Wildfire Prevention Training

Doty Bros. maintains a training center and experienced training staff to afford employees a means of learning new tasks in a safe environment.

       

Trade specific training is conducted on:

Gas-Covered Tasks

Welding Operations

Trenching & Shoring

Confined Space Entry

Confined Space, Pole Top, and Trench Rescue

Hoisting and Rigging Training

Heavy Equipment Operator Training

Doty Bros. serves to maintain the environment during construction through field technical support, regulatory reporting, training, and auditing of operational practices. We integrate environmental values into our decision making process by considering the environmental impacts of activities and finding reasonable alternatives to those actions.

     

Doty Bros. has extensive experience in:

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)

Hazardous Materials Management Programs

Fugitive Dust Control Measures & Reporting

Clean Air Emissions Programs

Spill Prevention, Control, and Remediation