Safety

Overview

Tank farm workers perform their jobs in a demanding environment. They work outdoors in summer heat that routinely exceeds 100 degrees and in winter weather with temperatures that can drop below zero. Protective clothing, which sometimes includes respirators or supplied-air equipment, makes the environment even more challenging. In addition to industrial hazards, the nature of their work requires tank farm workers to be highly trained in radiation protection and minimizing chemical vapor exposure.

Despite these obstacles, WRPS is committed to accomplishing its work safely and compliantly.WRPS employees have achieved an exemplary safety record, reaching one million hours without a lost work day injury twice in the last year. Fiscal year 2009 statistics showed dramatic improvement over the previous year in two key OSHA rating categories. The company achieved a 48-percent reduction in the rate of worker injuries serious enough to require a doctor’s care and 68 percent fewer worker injuries that resulted in days away from work, restricted work activities or a transfer to other job duties.