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Davey Bulletin July-August 2019

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9 July/August 2019 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN EDUCATING CREWS ON THE VALUE OF SAFETY When it comes to productivity, zero is the most important number. That's a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of zero. In other words; no accidents. Every day, every Davey operation strives for a TRIR of zero, and the Chattanooga Electric Power Board account was among the operations to achieve that rate for all of 2018. For Earl Blevins, supervisor, they emphasize education and training to keep crews on the account focused on safety. "If you can keep safe, you'll get your productivity," Blevins said. "We stress that to our crew leaders. Take care of your people first, and the work will get done." Every workday morning the crews on the account meet to discuss safety. Seasoned bucket operators and climbing veterans such as Chris Martin, Edward Daniels, Fred Allison, Wade Kilgore and Danny Nelson work with employees who are new to the operation to teach them the safe and proper way to climb a tree or work a bucket truck. Several times a year, Blevins and fellow account supervisor Mitch Durham arrange for training sessions to review proper Employees on the Chattanooga Electric Power Board account pose for a group photo following one of their morning meetings, which focus on safety. SAFETY tree felling, chainsaw operation and notching techniques. Every employee on the account knows they each have the right to call an all-stop if they see something unsafe. And, most importantly, the client partners with Wolf Tree, Inc., a Davey company, on emphasizing safety. Wolf Tree manages the account. "Our client recognizes safety is important," Blevins said. "They don't want any of our employees hurt. They want them trimming trees and keeping the lines cleared. You don't want to push people to the point where all they think about is productivity." Furthering the education focus, Durham said they also encourage crews to share close calls during the morning meetings. And he and Blevins share similar close-call reports they might hear during their weekly supervisor calls. "Education is the biggest part," Durham said. Chattanooga Electric Power Board • 64 employees • 24 crews • Primarily urban line clearance

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