HTE: SAFETY IS FUNDAMENTAL

We regard employee safety and health as a fundamental value and believe that all accidents and near misses are unacceptable and preventable through a zero-accident culture. We have a written safety program and monthly safety meetings to train on forklifts, cranes, blood borne pathogens, fire safety, electrical, safe lifting, LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out), machine guarding, welding, hearing, heat

stress, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), respiratory, Hexavalent chromium, and other safety topics. We utilize an outside safety consultant for our monthly safety training meetings and also quarterly safety audits of our facilities. Our shop employees are forklift certified and crane authorized per OSHA regulations. Accident prevention is the responsibility of all employees while every employee has a vested interest in his or her own safety as well as the safety of others. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health rules and regulations and establish and maintain systematic policies, procedures and practices that protect employees from occupational safety and health hazards.

There are several welding and cutting processes with stainless steel and 1 1/4 chrome consumables that create Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI). Hexavalent Chromium is regulated by OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 1910.1026 (CrVI) standard. The welding consumables associated with the generation of Chromium VI (CrVI) fume include various grades of stainless steel alloys (E308, E309, E347) and 1 1/4 chromium-steel (E8018 CrMo). The majority of the CrVI fume is created from the consumable electrode. The fabrication of shells, channels, and bundles each present different work environments for the welders. We recognized the variety of exposures and circumstances experienced in our Shop and created a Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Control Program to address the different types of exposure. Our program addresses welding or cutting processes, welding consumables, work environment, engineering control requirements, respiratory protection requirements, and IH monitoring priorities.

All manufactured equipment is designed and fabricated in accordance with TEMA, HTRI, API 660, NBIC, ASME Sect. I, II, V, VIII, and IX (U, S, & R Stamps).