October 25th was the date of SoCal’s Annual Safety Meeting that 255 Murray Company personnel from the office and field attended. The day started with a breakfast of champions after which Chairman/CEO, Jim DeFlavio, greeted a ready and captive audience.
The agenda for the day was packed with important safety topics. Guest speaker Richard McElhaney spoke about the “Real Cost of Safety”. Richard was also the guest speaker at NorCal Safety Meeting the week prior. Did you miss the coverage? You’ll find it here. Safety Manager Austin DeHart spoke about Pre-Tasking & Workplans. Christopher Ellis, Ruben Garcia and Marcus Freeland addressed Rigging Safety Planning. Other topics included onboarding of new employees that Beatrice Denning and Chris Rydgren covered while Tim Seymour and Rex Motzkus discussed Gas Startup and OC. Corporate Safety Director Justin Myburg discussed Stop Work Authority and other safety related items and ideas after which SoCal President Ryan Cavanaugh wrapped up with closing remarks.
SAFETY was the topic of the day, hence, the presentation of some safety awards! By popular vote, Armando Lopez was the winner of the Murray Company “Best Stop Work Authority” award while San Diego’s Robert Merk took home gold, gold as in the Murray Company Golden Hard Hat Award for scoring the highest on a 54-question Safety Quiz in which all 255 attendees participated.
Top: Guest speaker Richard McElhaney talks about the “Real Cost of Safety”.
Middle: SoCal President Ryan Cavanaugh takes the stage to drive home some important messages about Murray Company’s safety culture.
Bottom: Christopher Ellis and Safety Manager Austin DeHart are part of the day’s agenda.
Left: Armando Lopez, winner of the “Stop Work Authority” as voted on by his peers.
Right: San Diego’s Robert Merk wins the Murray Company Golden Hat.
Top Left: Superintendent Brandon Guzman, Fabrication Manager Brent Mitte and Sr. PM Miguel Villanueva. Top Right: Guy Mizrahi and Phil Hancock mingle at check-in. Bottom: Murray Company’s finest men and women actively engaged in a safety presentation.
Top left: Project Managers Leo Columbus and Matt Reed. Top right: Sheetmetal Superintendent Matt Doty and GF, Brandon Davies. Bottom: Smiles & coffee by SoCal President Ryan Cavanaugh and Jim DeFlavio, Chairman/CEO.
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