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March/April 2020
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
SAFETY STARTS WITH YOUR PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
For more than 30 employees who participated in the 2020
class of Davey Personal Excellence (DPE) training, the
guiding principle of the seminar can be summed up as
"safety starts with you." DPE is about learning and applying
elements of safety, leadership, accountability and integrity
on a daily basis. The day-and-a-half seminar was conducted
by the corporate safety department at the Davey Institute,
and led by Johnny Wilson, manager, field safety support.
The Bulletin staff asked participants: What did you learn at
the seminar that you plan to take back to your operations?
What's Davey Personal Excellence? It's an organizational strategy that
addresses safety and business effectiveness. DPE is also the name of a class
held once a year at the corporate office that reinforces safety principles.
"We need to create a more safety-focused mindset. Even as
a manager, it's easy to forget error precursors like enforcement
of time pressures and poor safety habits that can lead to errors.
Helping to change people's mindset ahead of the job can really
help us stay safe on the job. Taking time to train people properly
and continually can make all the difference."
It's about a
safety-focused
mindset.
Aaron Dowen
branch manager,
Southwest Detroit
"Breaking down safety tailgates into smaller groups,
breaking down the information into easier bits, and connecting
more to individuals as well as the group as a whole – all while
focusing on individual learning methods – can help
eliminate errors."
It's about
seeing individual
learning methods.
Jason Clay
Davey Resource Group,
Utility Vegetation Management
"The most effective way to motivate your team is putting
the same emphasis on personal relationship building as the
emphasis on completing the task itself. It's easy to get tunnel
vision and only focus on the task, but that will lead to a decrease
in the performance of the team. Having a close relationship with
your team will help you to utilize the most effective safety tool
for incident prevention, open and unassuming communication."
It's about
people and task
completion.
Megan Morris
recruiting supervisor,
Western Utility
"I'm new to this position, but I've worked with different teams
over the years. The most important thing is knowing some
people don't learn in the same way as others. Being able to
listen to people's concerns and then demonstrate safety
principles can help everyone get on the same page before
the job even starts."
It's about
listening to
the concerns
of others.
Mike McCann
corporate safety specialist
