The Annual SoCal Safety Meeting took place on Friday, October 9, at the Knott’s Hotel in Anaheim. The room was full of field leaders and office personnel from across Southern California CO, AZ including Thousand Oaks, Corporate in Cypress, San Diego, and many projects in between. Attendees started the day with breakfast at 6:15 AM before the program kicked off at 7:00 AM.
Chairman/CEO Jim DeFlavio opened the day with welcoming remarks. SoCal President Ryan Cavanaugh then walked through the day’s agenda and stressed the importance of the meeting and of open, honest, candid conversation around the topic of safety.
The morning focused on safety fundamentals. Corporate Safety Director Justin Myburg gave the Safety Summary and spoke on the importance of being proactive empowering employees to use stop work and our ZTP program and what the data shows. Safety Manager Austin DeHart followed with Crane Work Planning and Lessons Learned. NorCal’s Safety Director Rex Motzkus then presented Rigging and the Importance of Load Control.
After a short break, the keynote speaker, Mark Breslin took the stage; a national speaker, trainer, author, and President of BSI who brought more than 25 years of construction experience to the stage and engaged the audience with some candid humor. The second keynote speaker, Kevin Bland, followed delivering a message on why the small details matter when it comes to employee engagement.
Following lunch, the Golden Hard Hat Quiz took place in which supervisors compete to determine who is most knowledgeable as it relates to safety and the Murray Company Safety Program. This year’s Golden Hard Hat winner was General Superintendent, James Adamson. Congrats, James!
Justin Myburg returned with Fall Protection 101, and AZ Regional Safety Manager, John McAllister closed out the speaker lineup with The Power of 1% …how 1 small improvement daily can lead to major improvement over time. Mark Breslin returned to wrap up the day, and the meeting concluded at 3:00 pm.
Below are some meeting highlight’s and the event photo album can be accessed here:
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The day reinforced Murray Company’s commitment to safety and ensuring all employees have a safe work environment and that all employees have a voice that is heard and supported by Murray Company.
The day was a tremendous success. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it one. Thank you also to our speakers and to everyone who helped organize the event!
