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Safety first
Everyone goes home safe. Every day.
Safety is the first item on every VCS job, and it is never traded for speed. Our program is written to meet the contractor safety requirements of the federal, utility and industrial owners we work for.
The hard jobs are why our safety program matters. High-stakes, hazardous work is where we do our best, and it's where planning counts the most. Dangerous work gets more planning, more communication and more oversight, never less, and never a shortcut.
Our safety record
EMR
Effective 6/1/2026, per NCCI. Better than the 1.00 baseline.
ISNetworld Grade
Safety and insurance prequalification.
How we keep crews safe
A plan for every job
Site-specific safety plan, a JSA for every task and a daily pre-task huddle.
Stop-work authority
Anyone can stop unsafe work, without fear of retaliation.
NFPA 70E
Electrical safe work practices with lockout and verification.
Weekly toolbox talks
Electrical and general construction topics, with tracked sign-off.
Drug-Free Workplace
Certified in the Tennessee program, with random testing.
Trained, skilled crafts
Qualified in their trade before they reach our jobs.
Our commitment
- Fall protection to the stricter of owner or OSHA rules
- Hot work, housekeeping and tool inspection programs
- Immediate incident and near-miss reporting
- Written Employee Safety and Conduct Expectations
Training
- OSHA 10 and 30 for field and supervisory staff
- Owner orientations, badging and security processing before work begins
- ISNetworld subscriber with an "A" grade
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Our safety record
Workers' compensation EMR, effective 6/1/2026, per NCCI. Better than the 1.00 industry baseline.
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Experience Modification Rate
Workers' compensation EMR, effective 6/1/2026, per NCCI. Better than the 1.00 industry baseline.
ISNetworld Grade
Our safety and insurance prequalification grade with ISNetworld.
How we keep crews safe
The pillars of our safety program
A certified participant in the Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Program, with drug testing that includes random selection.
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Drug-Free Workplace
A certified participant in the Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Program, with drug testing that includes random selection.
Weekly toolbox talks
Electrical and general construction topics every week, with tracked sign-off.
A plan for every job
A site-specific safety plan (SSSP/SSHP) for each project and a job safety analysis (JSA) for every task, reviewed in a daily pre-task huddle.
NFPA 70E electrical safety
Electrical safe work practices based on NFPA 70E, with lockout and verification. Our Senior Project Manager is NFPA 70E certified.
Stop-work authority
Every VCS worker has the authority and the responsibility to stop work that looks unsafe, without fear of retaliation.
Conduct and safety guideline
Every employee works to our written Employee Safety and Conduct Expectations, aligned with owner contractor safety requirements.
Trained, skilled crafts
Our craft workers are trained and qualified in their trade before they reach our jobs.
Our commitment
Our leaders set the example in the field, and we plan every task before we start it.
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Our leaders set the example in the field, and we plan every task before we start it.
- Fall protection to the stricter of the owner's or OSHA's requirement
- Hot work, housekeeping and tool inspection programs
- Immediate incident and near-miss reporting so we learn from every event
- Owner orientations, badging and security processing completed before work begins
Training and qualifications
OSHA 10 and 30 training for field and supervisory staff.
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OSHA training
OSHA 10 and 30 training for field and supervisory staff.
Site-specific training
Owner orientations, badging and security processing completed before work begins.
Third-party prequalification
VCS is an ISNetworld subscriber with an "A" grade.
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