Pit & Quarry, August 2017
safety a year starting in 2010 We always hold this in September as its a big push for us to end the year off on the right foot We start our year with an annual training event and end the year with this safety initiative If you build up the whole companys culture from the top down your safety and health records will improve Randy Mucha Lehigh hanson I would ask people to talk about a few specific safety things and then sites would have more specific discussions Mondays we have a message from Jon Morrish our president and CEO and we make sure all employees hear that Fridays we have a presentation on something family related that employees can take home with them regarding safety Patrick what are some of your plans to enhance safety standards at Lehigh Hanson James Randy provided a strong direction for the safety efforts at Lehigh Hanson He built a strong platform for us to build on In the future we plan to continue with many of those initiatives and well review the value of implementing standardized processes and where they provide value and alignment What advice can you both share on how to boost safety and health at operations James One key to ensure zero harm and provide a safe workplace is to ensure worker engagement offer a visible felt leadership and mitigate risk These areas are critical for success From the worker engagement standpoint we need to have workers involved in our programs discussions and strategic planning Our employees are a key James resource and we need to listen to what they have to say and keep them involved Also visible felt leadership means leaders in the field will lead by example through their values on safety Mucha One mistake I see the industry make is that sometimes we overthink the abilities of our workers at our plants I think upper management sometimes believes folks can do more things than they actually understand how to do And this comes back to learning about the culture you have at your company So before you try to improve your culture find out what your culture is by getting down to the trenches and meeting with the laborers Too often we say We know whats best for our workers but we really should get their feedback What are they thinking about Theyre folks who are out in the field all the time so we ought to use their experiences and input to improve safety P Q Were the industrys best kept secret Those in the know turn to us when they need replacement screens Give us a call to see why 800 257 5241 sales@ compasswire com www compasswire com 64 PIT QUARRY August 2017 pitandquarry com
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