UAPA’S FOCUS ON WORK ZONE SAFETY CARLOS EDMUNDS Safety Specialist Staker Parson Materials & Construction BRYON GRAVLEY Trucking Operations and Safety Manager Double D Distribution TROY WORTHEN Safety Manager Wheeler Machinery Co. TRAVIS JOHNSON Regional Safety Manager Intermountain Slurry Seal LOGAN NICKLE Streets and Stormwater Manager South Jordan City Why is a safety culture important to your company? What motivates your safety leadership team? CARLOS: Staker Parson Companies values providing a safe, healthy and clean work environment for employees and business partners. The company is committed to ensuring that everyone returns home safely each day. The safety leadership team focuses on human performance principles and becoming a learning organization through event learning teams and safety cultural surveys, allowing the company to learn from those closest to the risks. BRYON: Our number one goal is to help protect the lives and well-being of our professional drivers and the public. We are continually striving to build confidence with our drivers and with our customers. We feel that prioritizing safety with all parties builds confidence and reflects reliability and professionalism with those we do business with. TROY: Every organization has a culture; some just support safety more than others. Culture is the foundation that will interweave safety into not just what we do but who we are. Our team’s motivation comes from the belief that the company and every associate have a moral obligation to do everything possible to ensure each person returns home safely every day. TRAVIS: A strong safety culture is the heart of our organization. When it’s robust and everyone is engaged and committed, success follows. Safety culture isn’t limited to one person or department; it’s a collective attitude and commitment to everyone we work with. It’s crucial because it impacts our people, their families and their lifestyles. Our safety leadership team is motivated by the knowledge that they work for a company that genuinely cares about them as individuals and employees. We prioritize their well-being and ensure every voice is heard and respected. Safety is one of our five core values, and our leadership understands that our employees are our greatest asset. LOGAN: Safety culture is a very important part of South Jordan City. Our employees are paramount 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. 42
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