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Safety
Safety is inherent throughout the Eichleay companies. It is a state of mind that is evident in all of our surroundings and everything that we do, from the office and field environments in which we work to the deliverables that we produce. We are firmly committed to ensuring that each one of our employees goes home safely at the end of every workday, and that our work products reflect a careful consideration for the well being of those who build and operate the facilities that we design.
Eichleay's Safety Coordinators maintain our comprehensive Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and ensure that all employees stay current in it. This program provides and documents the following:
- Eichleay's Commitment to Safety
- Safety Responsibilities
- Systems for Communicating Safe Practices
- Systems for Ensuring Compliance with Safe Practices
- Procedures for Accident Investigation
- Procedures for the Correction of Unsafe / Unhealthy Conditions
- Training and Instruction Policies
- Record Keeping and Documentation Requirements
Where applicable, employees also receive regular safety training for certain industries through organizations such as BATC and RSO. Site specific safety training is provided whenever work is to be performed within a client's facility. Specialized training (such as confined space entry and the use of specialized PPE including respirators or H2S monitors) is provided to employees whenever their activities may require additional instruction and monitoring.
To ensure that a safe operating environment is created or maintained, our design work is often incorporated in detailed Management of Change (MOC) documentation. Additionally, we actively participate in project Process Hazards Analyses (PHA's or HAZOP's) to review hazards, safety, and operability issues.
Information related to our safety record, including OSHA logs, is retained and kept current. We consistently receive low OSHA rates that exceed the requirements established by our clients for approved contractors.
Quality
 The Eichleay Quality System (EQS) establishes the policies and procedures for all of our work processes throughout the Eichleay companies. Originally developed for our ISO 9001 certification, the six manuals that comprise this system outline everything from how to process a timesheet to the steps required to manage a project (from the proposal stage through project execution and closeout). Among the most critical elements of EQS is the mandate for all project deliverables to go through a rigorous checking process prior to being released to the client. Such reviews are conducted to catch non-conformances and confirm that project requirements, industry conventions, client standards, and applicable codes and regulations are being met or exceeded.
All of these best practices are regularly reviewed and updated in order to continuously improve the quality and consistency our services and deliverables. Compliance with EQS is achieved through mandatory employee training sessions and random internal audits focused upon conformance to practices, the consistency of their application, and the identification of corrective actions.
Environmental
The Eichleay companies are committed to preserving the quality of the environment around us. We have been actively engaged in regulatory advocacy for many years, and have helped formulate some of the adopted industry specific environmental regulations. Our familiarity with today's complex standards enables us to provide cost effective engineering and design solutions that conform to regional, state, and federal mandates. Moreover, our permitting support activities have lead to the successful approval of many projects by various planning commissions, building departments, and air and water regulatory agencies.
Fields in which we possess experience and technical expertise include air emission control systems, energy efficient processes and building systems, and waste / wastewater reduction, collection, and treatment. Examples of these include:
- Refinery Flue Gas Scrubbing
- Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel
- Refinery Flare Gas Reduction
- Marine Vapor Control Systems
- Optimization of Mechanical System Operation
- Energy Efficient Equipment Selection
- Pressure Loss Minimization
- Title 24 Energy Conservation
- Storm Water Runoff Containment
- Process Sewer Containment
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