Safety

Knight Const. & Supply, Inc. (KCS) is a safety-first construction and manufacturing company known in the heavy industrial and hydro industry for tackling some of the toughest projects throughout the western United States. Operating with a focus on safety and efficiency, our performance and completion record is among the best in the industry.  We take pride in the fact that we have never been assessed Liquidated Damages and that we have never been involved in litigation on a construction contract.

Our number one priority is that your job is done safely. Prior to working with any customer, our project supervisor and crew always perform a pre-job safety review. This helps identify potential hazards and enables the crew to deal with them in a safe and effective manner.

Click here to get Knight’s “Experience Factor” information direct from the Washington State Labor and Industries site.

All job site employees receive annual OSHA-required training and specialized training in many areas, including but not limited to:

  • Fall protection
  • Hazard communication
  • Mobile equipment
  • Confined space
  • Hearing conservation
  • Blood-borne pathogens
  • Small tool operation
  • Respirator
  • Personal protective equipment
  • First aid (every two years)
  • Fire extinguisher training
  • Lock out/tag out

Many of our employees receive additional training such as:

  • OSHA – 30 hr. construction worker training (superintendents are required to have this training)
  • MSHA – New miner
  • OSHA – Hazwoper — 40-hr site worker
  • Railroad worker safety
  • Accident investigation
  • Accident prevention/investigation
  • 8-hr confined space supervisor
  • Scaffold erection
  • Methods of safety supervision
  • Crane operator certification
  • Pilot car PEVO
  • Flagging
  • Railroad training
  • Rigging
  • Trenching safety

We are here to meet your construction needs, please call if you need specific certifications or safety regulations met. Knight is able to obtain and abide by the majority of the fields safety criteria.