EquipmentWorld.com | May 2016
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W
hen it comes
to safety, most
construction
companies to-
day talk a good
game. They follow the rules; they
document the training. But does it
stick? Do you have the bases cov-
ered, or do you have a true safety
culture with 100 percent buy-in?
According to Carl Uhinck,
asphalt equipment manager at
Kokosing, a true safety culture has
the following elements:
• Everybody is responsible for
safety – 24/7.
• Employees will go above and
beyond the normal require-
ments to identify unsafe condi-
tions or behaviors.
• Everyone has the courage to act
and the empowerment to stop
unsafe work.
• Everybody gives and receives
maintenance
|
by Tom Jackson
|
TJackson@randallreilly.com
Confronting safety problems face-to-face may
make you uncomfortable, but you have to do it.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
