Building a Safer Davey, One Program at a Time
ʍʍͅˏ̌ʳࢫʍ̆ͅ˵̛Ωʍʍ͛ࢫ͛Ʉʱʍࢫˏ͛ࢫ̛̌ͩࢫɄࢫ̛̌ʍࢫͩˏ̆ʍࢫʍʱʱ̛͍ͩࢶࢫ̌ࢫ࠵࠳࠵࠸ࢷࢫ8ɄΘʍΩࣳ͛ࢫzʍɄ˵ͩ˂ࢫɄ̌ɾࢫĊɄʱʍͩΩࢫͩʍɄ̆ࢫˏ̌Θʍ͛ͩʍɾࢫˏ̌ࢫ
a range of programs and resources designed to give employees the knowledge and tools to do their
jobs safely every day.
½ʍΝࢫɄ̌ɾࢫͷͅɾɄͩʍɾࢫ͍ʍ̛͛ͷ͍ɲʍ͛ࢫˏ̌ɲ˵ͷɾʍɾࢫʱ̛͍̆Ʉ˵ˏηʍɾࢫ͍Ʉˏ˵ࢫ͛ɄʱʍͩΩࢫ̛ͅ˵ˏɲΩࢷࢫɄ̌ࢫͷͅɾɄͩʍɾࢫzʍɄͩࢫ̌˥ͷ͍ΩࢫɄ̌ɾࢫ˵˵̌ʍ͛͛ࢫ
ơ̈˵ˏɲΩࢷࢫɄ̌ɾࢫɄࢫɲ̛͍̆ͅʍ˂ʍ̌͛ˏΘʍࢫzʍɄ˵ͩ˂ࢫɄ̌ɾࢫĊɄʱʍͩΩࢫė͍Ʉˏ̌ˏ̌ʳࢫ-ɄͩɄ˵̛ʳࢶࢫ-Ʉ͍ʍʍ͍ࢫɾʍΘʍ˵̛̆ͅʍ̌ͩࢫ͍ʍ̛͛ͷ͍ɲʍ͛ࢫ
ʍΦͅɄ̌ɾʍɾࢫΝˏͩ˂ࢫ̌ʍΝࢫn̛͍ͷ̌ɾࢫöʍ̛͍͛̌ࢫɄ̌ɾࢫH͋ͷˏ̆ͅʍ̌ͩࢫÌͅʍ͍Ʉ̛͍ͩࢫ-8öࢫɩ̛̛ˬ͛ࢶࢫH̆ͅ˵̛Ωʍʍ͛ࢫɩʍ˂ˏ̌ɾࢫͩ˂ʍࢫΝ˂ʍʍ˵ࢫ
gained access to Driver Mini Modules, part of the broader Driver Excellence Training program launched
this year.
Ì̌ࢫͩ˂ʍࢫ͍ͩɄˏ̌ˏ̌ʳࢫ͛ˏɾʍࢷࢫ8ɄΘʍΩࢫͅˏ˵̛ͩʍɾࢫɄ̌ࢫˏ̌ͩʍ͍̌Ʉ˵ˏηʍɾࢫ
Aerial Rescue Training program in fall 2025, bringing
that critical instruction closer to home. The
Ċʍ̌̌ʍɩ̛ʳʍ̌ࢫė͍Ʉˏ̌ˏ̌ʳࢫơ͍̈ʳ͍Ʉ̆ࢫ̛͍ͷ̌ɾʍɾࢫ̛ͷͩࢫɄࢫ̛͍͛ͩ̌ʳࢫ
year of investment in hands on, skill building education.
Planting the SEED Expands
ʱͩʍ͍ࢫёΘʍࢫΩʍɄ͍͛ࢫ̛ʱࢫ͛ͷɲɲʍ͛͛ࢷࢫö˵Ʉ̌ͩˏ̌ʳࢫͩ˂ʍࢫĊHH8ࢫ˂Ʉ͛ࢫʍΦͅɄ̌ɾʍɾࢫ
ʱ̛͍̆ࢫɄ̌ࢫHɄ͛ͩʍ͍̌ࢫĤͩˏ˵ˏͩΩࢫ̛͍ͅʳ͍Ʉ̆ࢫ̛ͩࢫˏ̌ɲ˵ͷɾʍࢫʍ̆ͅ˵̛Ωʍʍ͛ࢫʱ̛͍̆ࢫ
across the company. This multi-day workshop has focused
on the development of employees who are stepping into
management roles. In 2025, there were a total of 13
Ν̛͍ˬ͛˂̛͛ͅࢷࢫɩ͍ˏ̌ʳˏ̌ʳࢫͩ˂ʍࢫ̛ͩͩɄ˵ࢫ̌ͷ̆ɩʍ͍ࢫ̛ʱࢫɄͩͩʍ̌ɾʍʍ͛ࢫ̛ͩࢫ࠵࠴࠻ࢫ
since 2021. "Approximately 75% of participants are still
with the company," said Autumn Dickerson, director
̛ʱࢫʍ̆ͅ˵̛ΩʍʍࢫɾʍΘʍ˵̛̆ͅʍ̌ͩࢷࢫHɄ͛ͩʍ͍̌ࢫĤͩˏ˵ˏͩΩࢫ͛ʍ͍Θˏɲʍ͛ࢶࢫ
"This is one of our highest retention
͍Ʉͩʍ͛ࢫ͍ʍ˵Ʉͩʍɾࢫ̛ͩࢫ̛͍ͅʳ͍Ʉ̆̆ˏ̌ʳࢶ࣫
— Autumn Dickerson
How Diversity and Inclusion
Shape Who We Are
At Davey, we continue to encourage inclusion and belonging. We're proud of the skilled and passionate
people who strengthen our workforce every day. That's why we're committed to creating pathways to
include everyone. We believe that diversity fuels progress, broadens our talent pool, and supports
connection and commitment.
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utility arborists hasn't always been developed with
inclusivity in mind. To change this, we assisted with
ͩ˂ʍࢫɾʍ͛ˏʳ̌ࢫ̛ʱࢫɄࢫɲͷ̛͛ͩ̆ˏηɄɩ˵ʍࢫёΘʍ̛࣒ͅˏ̌ͩࢫɩ͍ʍɄˬɄΝɄΩࢫ
safety vest, ensuring all employees have access to
inclusive gear. The vest's cinchable waist detail
helps create greater comfort, safety, and equity in
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