Armistead is committed to safety, training and education for every member of our team. Every journeyman goes through five years of the UA apprenticeship training program before moving through other levels of certification based on experience, continued training and skill. Field and management personnel participate in our in-house continuing education and training programs, including rigorous safety training programs, and MCAA training conferences and seminars. Our on-staff Safety Manager conducts regular jobsite inspections and is a resource to our field foremen for safety issues, such as job safety analysis or crane and helicopter lifts. Armistead adapts to client safety requirements by bridging your safety requirements to our own. This includes drug testing, background checks and TWIC cards.

OSHA Certification & Training

Management, project managers and field personnel are required to have 10-hour OSHA certification before working on any Armistead Mechanical project. Many of our personnel have also completed OSHA 30-Hour training. In addition, we have an OSHA-certified Safety Manager on-staff who trains our employees on topics specific to the project-at-hand, such as Confined Space or Lockout/Tagout.

Welding & Brazing Certification & Training

Armistead provides trained personnel for soldering and welding processes in the mechanical industry, including NFPA 99 medical gas. All employees that perform these services are tested and certified according to meet project requirements.

Safety Recognitions

Armistead continually emphasizes the importance of safety and is committed to operate in full compliance with all safety codes and regulations. We have a Safety Manager on staff to enforce safety policies and procedures with all personnel, management included. To view our Safety Statistics & Policy Statement, click here.

Armistead is proud to have received the following recognitions in job safety:

Conoco Phillips Safety Excellence Award 2008, 2009 & 2010 – For "0" total recordable rate 3 years running.

Anheuser-Busch Proud to Be Safe Award 2005 – For excellence in safety.

Northeastern Subcontractors Association Gold Safety Award – For outstanding job safety for the 2009 year (0 Lost Days Incidents).

New Jersey Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Awards Program 2006, 2008, 2009 – Awarded to a facility or company for achieving a lost-time incidence rate of 3.0 or less for a calendar year.

MCAA Safety Statistics Program Commendation 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 – For achieving safety excellence with a lost workday cases incident rate at least 25% below industry average.