Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Health and Safety: Educating and diligently training our employees in order to achieve zero occupational accidents
Ray Downs - Senior Vice President Environmental Health & Safety
Nationally recognized and respected, for over three decades Ray has developed, implemented, and overseen health and safety programs for the vertical transportation industry, a role he continues to perform for TEI today. He has authored several articles including "So, You Think You Have a Safety Program?" Dedicated to advancing elevator safety not just for TEI customers but throughout the vertical transportation industry, Ray serves on safety committees for the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) and the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII), and is an active member of the National Safety Council and Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY).
All TEI personnel must strive to:
1. Return home to their families everyday injury free.
2. Comply with industry, state, NYC-DOB, DOL-OSHA safety standards and company policies, and safe work practices.
3. Practice elevator industry safe work practices and the industry's "9 Safety Absolutes."
4. Make continuous safety improvements year over year.
5. Be accountable for their individual safety to eliminate injuries.
6. Look out for other employees and their families, customers, and the riding public.
7. Ensure that TEI services are the benchmark for excellence in the industry.
TEI management commits to:
1. Quantify safety and environmental milestones, and regularly review progress to achieve them.
2. Develop and implement advanced technologies and standard work practices that protect stakeholders and customers, and assure safe workplaces, products, and services.
3. Ensure safety and environmental processes when dealing with contractors and suppliers.
4. Partner with other industry leaders and associations, and government agencies to advance elevator industry legislation, regulations and workplace practices.
5. Conduct frequent test and verification practices to ensure field compliance to industry and company safety standards.
Articles
On the Same Page - Published in Elevator World under their Special Region Section
Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook - Published Elevator World Readers Platform
National Elevator Industry, Inc. - Safety Corner: "So, You think You Have a 'Safety Program'"
Bill’s Memo: A History of Fall Protection and Fall Protection Compliance by Ray Downs
