Safety is a way of life at Pacific States and is integrated into everything we do. We are committed to providing a workplace that is free from any recognized hazards and we will do everything within our power to ensure that our employees go home to their loved ones and families in the same condition in which they came to work.

Pacific States demonstrates one of the best safety records in our industry. We are especially proud of receiving the ECS sponsored "Excellence in Environmental Risk Management Award", presented annually at the Construction Insurance Conference which is sponsored by the International Risk Management Institute. The award is in recognition of exemplary environmental risk management practices. The success of Pacific States´ safety program is evidenced by our Experience Modification Rate (EMR) that is well below the national average of similar firms in the industry.

Our safety department consists of four full time safety professionals and two administrators who set the stage for safety by conducting training classes, site surveys, accident investigations, and consultations with field personnel. Our career safety professionals have academic and technical training in occupational health, industrial hygiene, and health physics. Our safety staff has technical training and specialization in areas including remediation, mass excavation, demolition, emergency response and toxic cleanups.

Each year at our corporate training facility, in-house instructors and outside professionals conduct extensive training in construction and environmental safety. All Pacific States management, staff and on-site work force have completed a 40-hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) training. We require annual HAZWOPER updates, annual physicals, and medical surveillance programs including a comprehensive drug and alcohol-screening program.