Our Commitment
to Safety & Security
TPI will never experience success without solid safety procedures. Therefore, we enforce strict rules and processes in addition to Occupation Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) compliance to ensure the safety of our workers.
Employees of Transaction Packing, Inc. are committed to the following beliefs:
- Each of us has a personal responsibility for our own safety and the safety of others on the job.
- No business objective is so important that it will be placed ahead of the safety of each person working on the job.
- Safe conduct and work habits are a condition of employment with Transaction Packing, Inc.
- A job is well done only if it’s done safely.
- We are accountable for ourselves and for each other.
- TPI should strive to always have the best safety performance of all the companies in our industry.
Through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), TPI is an authorized representative for the Independent Air Carriers (IAC) (e.g., freight forwarders). Workers undergo Security Threat Assessments (STA), a criminal background check to ensure the individual under assessment is not on any authorized terrorist list.
Additionally, all employees and potential employees of TPI must undergo the following examinations:
Pre-Hire Screening:
- Drug Testing
- Tescor Behavioral Screening (assess one’s likelihood of theft, drug abuse, violence and honesty)
- STA Background Check
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC™) Cards for the Port of Houston (terrorist/criminal background check)
- Criminal Background Check
- Carpenter Skills Testing
- General Aptitude Testing
- Reference Checking
New Hire/ On-Boarding Process:
- TSA required training for authorized agents of IAC
- TPI policies and quality procedures
- Quality Health Safety & Environment (QHSE) & 5S Process Training
- “Buddy” System for assimilating new employees during first three months
- Builder’s “Boot Camp” skills assessment and training
On-going Review
- Drug Testing (post accident, per cause and random)
- Training
- Forklift Certification
- All Warehouse Tools
- Carpentry Skills – Apprenticeship and Certification
- Advanced Packing, Crating and Container
- Computer: C2C, Excel, Word
- OSHA Compliance/ Required Training
- TPI Procedures and Processes with Reminders & Improvements
The Security of Our Facility
TPI understands the importance of securing your cargo so that it reaches its proper final destination. Therefore, we provide:
- 24/7 patrol guard on premises
- Security/alarm system
- Cameras throughout the warehouse and yard
