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March-April 2022 Davey Bulletin

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10 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | March/April 2022 HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN 2022 Leaders from safety and operations conducted a Human Performance Improvement (HPI) seminar in February in Pleasanton, California. Thirty-six employees attended the workshop, led by Jon Schmidt, regional safety specialist, Morgan Conrad, safety support specialist, Michael Dye, district manager, South St. Paul office, and Mike Santos, safety manager, the Davey Tree Surgery Company. HPI is an organizational safety and business strategy which explores relationships between complex systems and people. The Bulletin will check in with HPI attendees in 2022 to hear how HPI improves the effectiveness of the Davey Company. Keep an eye out for updates on Davey's approach to safety, as Davey corporate safety director Tim Walsh will discuss safety at Davey in the upcoming July/August issue of The Bulletin. Sid Avila general foreman San Diego Gas and Electric account Q: How do you protect and care for your coworkers? A: I try to be upfront with them, and keep a good line of communication, so that I know what they need or want from me so that we can all be on the same page. We want to be safe, and at the end of the day, all go home to our families. I believe it starts with communication with each other out in the field, to know what's happening, what's going on, and what's needed. Gustavo Berumen Rivera general foreman PG&E De Anza account Alexis Riggs account manager Commercial Landscape Services, Houston territory T.J. Nelson sales arborist Residential/ Commercial services, Santa Cruz office Q: How will you think about safety differently after attending HPI? A: I am new to the position as a general foreman. I try to teach my team to prevent any human errors and mistakes. We need to have more focus and attention on our daily activities to make sure we're doing the tasks correctly and take action before anything happens. Q: How will you think about safety differently after attending HPI? A: I've worked for companies that preach safety, but seeing it from a leadership role, there's a lot that goes into it. You want to be productive, but you want the crews to be safe. Finding that fine balance between the two is crucial, but we have been working on it for a long time as a company and it's refreshing to see how we're approaching it. Q: What's one thing you want to take back and share with your crews that you learned at HPI? A: Both good and bad outcomes are a team effort. HPI taught me to shift my way of thinking as a manager to promote a team attitude in getting everyone home safely. Safety isn't just about protecting myself – it's about protecting my team, my family, my company, and those around me. SAFETY

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