G. KOEHL MCDANIEL, Health and Safety Manager, Cokebusters USA Inc.
As technology advances and develops, operations must adapt and continue to pursue the never-ending curve of what tomorrow has to offer. At Cokebusters, while we strive to achieve and continue to learn from what our present shows us, we cannot help but press forward to see what tomorrow holds. We strive to refresh our decoking equipment while implementing better procedures and investing in the development of the next generation of smart pigs. Like other industries, as our organization's technologies develop, safety must advance and cannot be left in the dark ages.
At Cokebusters, we are endeavoring to make sure that safety is integrated into every division of our company. So, when any R&D begins, safety is a primary requirement throughout that R&D. Just as important as production and quality, safety is improved not in reaction to an incident but in looking to the future of what employees will need to increase all margins.
The integration of safety in every aspect of our company is extremely important, but ownership of safety -- from our newest hire to the leadership guiding our company -- is where we separate ourselves from the rest.
Cokebusters believes that safety is an equally important part of its priorities and has shown that through our 2019 initiative, "Demanding Quality, Promising Safety." This statement was put in place to show that production, quality, and safety all hold utmost importance at Cokebusters, because if one attribute is suffering, the others will as well. So many times we see companies lacking safety while holding production above all, with quality suffering shortly after.
We must perform every task with an understanding of its hazards. As an organization with safety integrated into all aspects of business, it becomes a natural tendency or manner that our employees have.
So, our initiative is to support our employees with a positive environment that helps them do their jobs efficiently and safely through the choices they are making on-site, in the shop or at home. At Cokebusters, we desire our employees' actions and culture to come from a place rooted in their personal decisions to be safe and not just what the customer requires.
The integration of safety is a critical part of our company. Safety's growth must be equivalent in importance to the technology, production, and quality of the organization. As we grow, Cokebusters continues to look to the future, knowing that its employees, empowered and focused, will choose to see Cokebusters through to some of its greatest and safest days.
For more information, visit www.cokebusters.com or call (281) 537-7475.
