Hanford Plant Hosts First-Ever Heavy Equipment Safety Expo

RICHLAND, Wash. – Employees at the Hanford Site's Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently hosted their inaugural Heavy Equipment Expo. The event offered employees a chance to safely interact with and learn about the heavy equipment and machinery they could encounter at the plant. “This was a great opportunity for the team to learn about all aspects of heavy equipment safety,” said Bruce Covert, deputy general manager for Waste Treatment Completion Company, a subcontractor to Bechtel National Inc., which is designing, building and commissioning the plant for EM’s Office of River Protection. “Equipment operators and safety specialists were on hand to educate our team about important topics like blind spot awareness, giving equipment the proper space and more.” The plant’s Site Support Services & Distributions team organized the expo to highlight the importance of respecting and properly using heavy equipment.