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Davey Bulletin July-August 2019

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11 July/August 2019 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN FIRE PREVENTION IS SURGERY COMPANY FOCUS The Davey Tree Surgery Company held its annual fire prevention meeting in Livermore, California, in April. The day-long session emphasized a variety of topics from internal and external speakers. Davey executive management reviewed fire season preparedness, vegetation management and the impact of fire season on liability insurance renewals, among other topics. Additional presentations came from officials at PG&E, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Electric. More than 50 Davey managers, including from R/C services and DRG, attended the fire prevention meeting. Davey President and CEO Pat Covey speaks to managers during the Davey Tree Surgery Company's annual fire safety meeting in April. CTSP Attendees: Lenette Crenshaw, Daniel DeFelice, Myles Edgar, Oscar Escarcega, Brian Garnett, Thomas Lloyd, Doug Lyle, Jeff McCormick, Miguel Montalvo, Anthony Smith, Brenda Steinert, Kasey Swenson, Todd Takahashi, Sebastian Walton, Blake Watkins, Garrett West and Damon Wojciechowski. CERTIFIED TREECARE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL (CTSP) WORKSHOP The Davey-exclusive Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) workshop held in Livermore, California, profoundly impacted Damon Wojciechowski and Miguel Montalvo, regional safety trainers, Davey Tree Surgery Company, and they are seeing the rewards of this training back in their operations. "To change our safety culture, it must be rooted deeply in the foundations of every person," Wojciechowski said. "Safety is a value and starts in the core. CTSP trains you to look at safety as the core of the company culture, so it becomes a safer one." Wojciechowski said his demeanor changed with the employees he supervises when he returned from the CTSP course. "It's great passing on what I've learned at CTSP and seeing the excitement in the other employees' eyes and their interaction and involvement," Wojciechowski said. Communicating with employees and helping them fully understand the importance of the safety policies and procedures was a struggle for Montalvo prior to CTSP. "Becoming a CTSP helped me understand the different ways people learn, and it made me realize exactly what I needed to change," Montalvo said. The training lead Montalvo to have a conversation with a general foreman in one of the yards he oversees. He said they talked about ways they can work together to bring out that culture of safety and help the employees better understand safe practices and procedures. "He heard me out and we've been seeing a lot of improvement in that operation," Montalvo said. "I strongly believe our talk sparked that."

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