Safety is at the core of every employee’s daily duties. Thousands of dedicated, compliance-focused employees add value to our company by making a safe work environment for our employees, contractors, communities and customers’ operations. This safety philosophy is at the core of what it means to be a Safety-Kleen employee and is an integral part of what defines us as a company.

Fostering a culture of safety is a primary focus at Safety-Kleen. That means demonstrating an unwavering commitment to safety and having zero tolerance for unsafe actions or behaviors. Our employees recognize the importance of doing the job safely and avoiding the use of unsafe equipment. It is every employee’s responsibility and duty to be safe and compliant every day.

Safety is more important than just part of our name – it is our focus, our brand, and our passion.

Everyday@safety-kleen Program
In 2011, Safety-Kleen launched the everyday@safety-kleen program. This internal program is a long-term platform and a daily reminder – through communications, training and recognition – that there is nothing more important than operating ethically, safely and in compliance every single day.

everyday@safety-kleen promotes an environment where employees can take pride in and understand what it means to be compliant. The program provides a tangible identity to which employees can relate all aspects of their safety, ethics and compliance activities.

Commitment to Ongoing Safety Improvements
Along with the introduction of the everyday@safety-kleen program, Safety-Kleen has implemented many initiatives to facilitate the advancement of safety, including such things as:

• Safety-Kleen has implemented a comprehensive Awareness Program to improve the company’s safety culture.
• Every meeting at Safety-Kleen begins with safety, establishing it is an integral part of what we do.
• CEO Monthly Performance Updates are ongoing communications to the field recognizing good practices and trends.
• Service-a-longs are routinely held. These behavior observations put managers in the field, on route trucks, to experience first-hand that safety practices are being followed.
• Heat Map Task Forces are specialized audit teams dispatched to sites requiring focused support and additional program safety certification.