UAPA: Why is a safety culture important to your company? What motivates your safety leadership team? Logan: Safety culture is a very important part of South Jordan City. Our employees are very important and a huge part of what makes this city so great. Ensuring everyone can be safe in their day-to-day tasks helps them know they are valued. Motivation for our leadership teams comes from engagement on all levels and knowing it’s a program for everyone, not just leadership. UAPA: How does senior management demonstrate their commitment to safety and employees? Logan: Senior management demonstrates their commitment by continually participating in our safety culture and improving anywhere necessary. We provide the proper tools and training to be able to stay safe while providing a quality product for our residents. Here at South Jordan, employees can seek out trainings and are able to attend any trainings or conferences that would pertain to their job and be a benefit and learning opportunity. UAPA: How does your safety program/culture empower your employees? Logan: Our safety culture here at South Jordan empowers employees by giving them the proper training needed to be successful in their jobs. Employees are empowered to help shape and continue the success of the safety program no matter their position. We have weekly safety meetings to discuss near misses and past incidents to create awareness about different hazards that are in the field. They will cover certain policies as a reminder. By being open and sharing knowledge it can help avoid the same mistakes repeating themselves. UAPA: What is the best avenue for other subcontractors to start building a safety culture? Logan: Subcontractors can start building this safety culture by truly caring about the well-being of their employees. Helping employees have the proper PPE and proper training to be able to perform their job safely and effectively is a great start. Caring enough about the employee to ensure they are able to return home at the end of the day and do so in full health should be the reason. UAPA: What overall statement would you like the UAPA community to know about your company’s safety culture? Especially the Utah subcontractor community? Logan: Safety is our top value and priority. We care about our employees, and we want to see them succeed in their careers as well as in life. Safety is a mindset, and if all employees are able to help shape the safety program, you will have more engagement. Protecting people shouldn’t be taken lightly but made a responsibility that we all take part in. We spend so much time with the people we work with, we turn into a family. We care about the people we work with and want them to have a great work environment. 19
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