ISTC is proud to collaborate with key owner stakeholders across Southeast Texas to establish the Southeast Texas Safety Academy established at both Beaumont and Baytown ISTC locations. This instructor-led training initiative is designed to elevate our region’s commitment to safety, strengthen safety culture, and reduce life-altering injuries and fatalities across industry.
This academy delivers a combination of computer-based and hands-on instruction focused on the 12 Life-Saving Rules—a set of critical safety principles developed to prevent serious incidents in high-risk environments. These consistent, industry-wide standards aim to align expectations and drive meaningful, lasting improvements in workplace safety.
Participating Owner Facilities
- Energy Isolation- Energy isolation ensures hazardous energy sources are securely controlled to prevent serious injury during maintenance or repair.
- Working Around Mobile Equipment (WAME)- Working around mobile equipment requires constant awareness and adherence to safety protocols to prevent life-threatening incidents involving moving machinery.
- Working at Heights- Working at heights demands strict fall protection measures to prevent serious or fatal injuries from falls.
- Safe Mechanical Lift- A safe mechanical lift involves using lifting equipment correctly to prevent dropped loads and catastrophic injuries.
- Excavation- Excavation focuses on preventing trench collapses, falls, and utility strikes to protect lives during ground-disturbing work
- Line of Fire- Line of fire awareness is critical to avoid being struck, caught, or crushed by moving objects, equipment, or processes.
- Driving- Safe driving practices are essential to prevent serious or fatal incidents on and off site by reducing distractions and ensuring vehicle control.
- Work Authorization- Work authority ensures that all high-risk tasks are authorized, clearly communicated, and carried out under proper supervision to prevent unsafe actions.
- Breaking Containment / OPE- Breaking containment must be tightly controlled to prevent exposure to hazardous substances or uncontrolled releases during equipment access.
- Confined Space- Confined space entry requires strict controls and monitoring to prevent suffocation, toxic exposure, or entrapment in restricted environments.
- Hot Work- Hot work requires rigorous fire prevention measures to eliminate ignition sources in flammable or explosive environments.
- Bypassing Safety Controls- Bypassing safety controls is strictly prohibited unless authorized, as it removes critical protections that prevent serious incidents.
For more information on Safety Academy, please contact customer service at customerservice@istc.net or call Beaumont at (409) 724-2565 and Baytown (281) 421-0459.