Reinforcing a Safety Culture

Jerry Anderson

Who is Midstate Reclamation & Trucking?

• Asphalt recycling contractor, based in Lakeville, MN and Spearfish, SD. Performs work in 13 states

• Provides:– Asphalt Milling - Soil

Stabilization– Reclaiming - Heavy Haul

Trucking– Cold In Place Asphalt Recycling

Cold In Place Recycling

Soil Stabilization

Heavy Haul Trucking

Building A Safety Culture at Midstate• Primary Value of Owners and Management• Consistent message from project managers, dispatch

and shop• Build a slogan into your marketing and branding• Share your values, encourage them to take ownership

Getting Buy In From Staff• Tell them, and show them that they are valued• Explain that you care that they get home safe to

their loved ones • Success will be achieved, when the staff is watching

each others back

Driver Training- Our standard is 2 years of experience for heavy haul

drivers

- Managed Peer to Peer Training- Don’t assume that best practices are being passed down

Peer to Peer Training• Develop your “Best Practices” for each task• Tell, Show, then watch, when training• Define “Tiers” of driver qualifications, that fit your

operation• Toolbox Talks

Incident Review• Post Incident – Management Review• Bulletin sent to all staff, explaining how to prevent

this from happening again• Annual Review of incidents at company wide

“Safety Days” event

Safety Days• Incident Review, DOT Compliance Training• Process Improvement Training for safe operation of

machines• Open Forum for staff to communicate with

management about suggestions and problems in the field

Questions?• Jerry Anderson• jerry@midstatecompanies.com• 952-985-6154