Able Building Maintenance

Safety

Training and instruction in safe work practices are provided for every new employee and for employees who are given new job assignments. Additional safety meetings are held on a regular basis at job sites to discuss new safety considerations.

Ezra Colon, Director of Safety for Able Building Maintenance Additionally, along with the assistance of our insurance provider, has developed and implemented Able's "Injury and Illness Prevention Plan" (IIPP). Our IIPP was created under the provisions of Title 8 pursuant to the California Code of Regulations (T8 CCR), Section 320. On the first transitioning meeting with new clients, Ezra Colon reviews the entire IIPP with personnel.

The key elements of Able's Injury and Illness Prevention Program include outlining, communicating and implementing safety responsibilities, policies and procedures, safety training, workplace hazards and abatement, incident reporting and investigation, medical and first aid training, and recordkeeping.

Complete documentation and certificates of completion are hallmarks of the program. A complete 29-page IIPP is available upon request.

Able Building Maintenance has an extensive Safety Department and our program covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Safe work habits.
  • Safe use of chemicals (right-to-know) with MSDS sheets.
  • Safe use of cleaning equipment.
  • The proper use of equipment, signs, barriers, or other devices to protect building occupants and equipment.
  • Proper handling of hazardous materials and waste (blood-borne pathogens).
  • Recognizing and responding to hazardous materials.

All of our safety and training materials and documentation are bilingual (Spanish and English). Monthly inspections are performed at every site and monthly safety training talks are scheduled a year in advance. Able clearly understands the requirements as set forth in RFP's regarding safety.

We meet and often exceed all OSHA requirements as listed above.

Lastly our inspections, safety audits and safety incentive programs have reduced workplace injuries 64% in the last five years allowing Able Building Maintenance to pass those savings along to clients.


Training

Able Building Maintenance has developed customized training programs as part of a larger initiative to enhance training. The objective of the training is to prepare employees to seamlessly transition into the facility's current cleaning program as well as to formulate employee development strategies that are compatible with our clients and Able Building Maintenance.

Both in-house and private training programs are analyzed and implemented in order to create a cohesive training and development program for our employees. Based on this analysis, specific information is refined to accomplish the following:

  • Identify training needs, methods and constraints;
  • Evaluate planning and implementation processes;
  • Assess training levels and costs; and
  • Formulate employee requirements and recommendations.

Able Building Maintenance has identified three distinct types of training, including:

  • Core Training: Basic training necessary to perform the core set of skills to be used in the daily performance of jobs.
  • Professional Development Training: Training designed to improve non-technical skills such as communication, management, problem solving and supervisory skills.
  • Mission Critical Training: Training required to effectively perform current and projected job responsibilities.

Results of an effective training program can reveal multiple issues. To correct weaknesses, as well as significantly advance employee development opportunities within Able Building Maintenance, the following formula is used:

  • Inform employee as to his specific job responsibilities;
  • Develop, assess and adjust individual training plans annually;
  • Ensure all three categories of training (core, professional development, and mission critical) are incorporated into individual plans;
  • Develop supervisory training that specifies initiatives which directly correspond to current and emerging objectives;
  • Ensure operational and supervisory initiatives are communicated to supervisors prior to employee training assessment;
  • Establish minimum training thresholds for Able employees;
  • Aggressively explore and utilize cost-effective training opportunities to include promotion of employee participation in user groups or other technology-based associations; and
  • Establish a cross-training initiative such that career opportunity and movement within Able is a viable option.

Able Building Maintenance has spent 15 years developing some of the most comprehensive training programs available for janitorial employees. Our management team consistently researches new cleaning innovations to find valuable and relative information that can be used to help our employees improve their level of service. Able has more than 20 training programs related to specific cleaning tasks and every employee, including managers, has participated in these programs.



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