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July/August 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Left: Employees from Wolf Tree, Inc., a Davey
company, Utility services, proudly display the
names of their loved ones on their gloves.
Above: Michael McCollum, regional vice
president of Wolf Tree, created this new
safety awareness initiative. Here, he models
his own gloves.
A 'HANDY' SAFETY REMINDER FROM YOUR FAMILY
"My wife and my kids are everything," Fred Allison,
a senior foreman at Wolf Tree, Inc., a Davey company,
said. "They're why I'm here working. It's all for them."
Throughout the day, Allison thinks of them often.
In fact, each time he looks down at his gloves he sees
his wife's name.
"When I look at my gloves and see her name, it reminds
me to do it the right, safe way. Then, you can go home to
your family and the people that you love at the end of the
day," Allison said.
When Michael McCollum had the idea for this new safety
initiative, that's exactly what he was hoping would happen.
McCollum had supervisors gather their crews and review
the last two safety incidents.
Then, each employee got a pair of gloves and wrote
the name of their loved ones across them. They were
encouraged to think about those names when they're
working and how those people would be affected if
anything happened on the job.
"A lot of the guys thanked us for taking the time out to
do something like this. When you stop production for 30
minutes, it shows how important it is," McCollum said.
"It also shows we care."
Allison agreed. "The company is all about family," he said.
"When I see names on my employees' gloves, I ask who
that is. You get to know the man or woman you're working
with. You can relate to them and their family. It makes me
want to do everything right so that they can go home to
their family, too."
Allison knows it's not just about himself at work. It's about
keeping each member of his crew safe as well. When we
all look out for each other like family, everyone wins.
MY DAVEY
