Safety and Training

Safety

TECO believes a safe work environment is mission critical. As one of TECO’s core values, safety is a top priority, and our safety record reflects our success. 

Safety culture: TECO embraces a culture of safety, prioritizing and rewarding safe behavior. While TECO has a safety committee, we consider safety to be everyone’s responsibility. Each person has a responsibility to themselves, to each other, and to TECO to always implement safe work practices.

Employee involvement: TECO recognizes that employees are a valuable resource to understanding and improving the safety protocols that impact their daily work environment and practices. TECO actively encourages employees to share their ideas and insights for safety.

Ongoing safety training: TECO conducts regularly scheduled safety training for our employees, including heat stress, personal protective equipment, fire protection, and forklift training to ensure safety remains top of mind. 

Training

TECO has a full-time staff and training center to oversee and provide ongoing on-site training for employees. We aim for continuous improvement by investing in employee training and reimbursing education costs, both on- and off-site. The training protocols show employees they are valued, instill confidence, improve performance, and enable advancement and mobility within the company.

Operations training: Since implementing the original Operator Training and Certification Program at TECO, the training program has expanded to include initial operator training for new hires and recurring operator training for all operators. 

Maintenance training: Maintenance staff have a defined training and qualification program that is similar to the operatoins training program.