MYR GROUP VPP STATUS
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At L.E. Myers and Sturgeon Electric, Employees are the Backbone of Our VPP Success - MYR Group http://www.myrgroup.com/l-e-myers-sturgeon-electric-employees-backbone-vpp-success/[4/6/2016 1:37:56 AM] At L.E. Myers and Sturgeon Electric, Employees are the Backbone of Our VPP Success November 13, 2014 Driven by determination, teamwork, and a steadfast commitment to safety, two MYR Group Inc. (MYR Group) subsidiaries are proud to announce their continuation of STAR status in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Mobile Workforce Demonstration for Construction for 2014. The L.E. Myers Co. (L.E. Myers) Chattanooga District and two divisions of the Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. (Sturgeon Electric) Colorado District – Commercial and Industrial/Transportation (C&I) and Transmission and Distribution (T&D) – have successfully maintained STAR status, the agency’s highest VPP recognition level for workplace safety and health. The VPP, a cooperative partnership between OSHA, management and labor, recognizes sites that have distinguished themselves with a level of safety and health excellence that surpasses industry rules and compliance standards. In 2008, the two MYR Group districts were the first to be selected by OSHA to participate in the VPP Mobile Workforce Demonstration Project. “VPP was originally designed for fixed locations,” explained MYR Group Regional Safety Manager, C&I, Chuck Soderquist. “OSHA didn’t know if they could apply the VPP process to sites that had a mobile workforce.” No one at L.E. Myers or Sturgeon Electric knew what to expect from the first audit, which was “nerve racking,” said Soderquist. OSHA evaluation teams conducted multi-stepped reviews of the sites, spending several days examining records, logs and inspection histories, performing walk-throughs to determine hazards and precautions, and interviewing management, staff and employees. Once the initial 2008 evaluations were complete, the districts achieved STAR status and have maintained that prestigious standing ever since. News Press Releases Contact Us Search Why MYR Group Projects Capabilities Safety Subsidiaries Investors Careers
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At L.E. Myers and Sturgeon Electric, Employees are theBackbone of Our VPP SuccessNovember 13, 2014Driven by determination, teamwork, and a steadfastcommitment to safety, two MYR Group Inc. (MYR Group)subsidiaries are proud to announce their continuation ofSTAR status in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program(VPP) Mobile Workforce Demonstration for Constructionfor 2014.
The L.E. Myers Co. (L.E. Myers) Chattanooga District andtwo divisions of the Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc.(Sturgeon Electric) Colorado District – Commercial andIndustrial/Transportation (C&I) and Transmission andDistribution (T&D) – have successfully maintained STARstatus, the agency’s highest VPP recognition level forworkplace safety and health.
The VPP, a cooperative partnership between OSHA,management and labor, recognizes sites that havedistinguished themselves with a level of safety and healthexcellence that surpasses industry rules and compliancestandards.
In 2008, the two MYR Group districts were the first to be selected by OSHA to participate in the VPP Mobile Workforce DemonstrationProject.
“VPP was originally designed for fixed locations,” explained MYRGroup Regional Safety Manager, C&I, Chuck Soderquist. “OSHAdidn’t know if they could apply the VPP process to sites that hada mobile workforce.”
No one at L.E. Myers or Sturgeon Electric knew what to expectfrom the first audit, which was “nerve racking,” said Soderquist.OSHA evaluation teams conducted multi-stepped reviews of thesites, spending several days examining records, logs andinspection histories, performing walk-throughs to determinehazards and precautions, and interviewing management, staffand employees.
Once the initial 2008 evaluations were complete, the districtsachieved STAR status and have maintained that prestigiousstanding ever since.
News Press Releases Contact Us Search
Why MYR Group Projects Capabilities Safety Subsidiaries Investors Careers
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Having passed OSHA’s rigorous follow-up audits, L.E. MyersChattanooga District, which includes work performed for the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), received its VPP STAR recertification in 2010 and again in 2014.
Paul Simmons, manager of TVA’s Sequoya Nuclear Plant –where the L.E. Myers team has worked for three years without asingle first-aid or recordable injury – praised the team for its“strong commitment to safety … further demonstrated by itspartnership with OSHA.”
Paul Simmons, manager of TVA’s Sequoya Nuclear Plant –where the L.E. Myers team has worked for three years without asingle first-aid or recordable injury – praised the team for its“strong commitment to safety … further demonstrated by itspartnership with OSHA.”
Sturgeon Electric’s VPP STAR status was recertified in 2010 andagain last month after OSHA found “excellent hazard reportingsystems; a well-evolved safety culture that includes stop-workauthority; good training and apprenticeship programs; strongcommitment and leadership from the unions and the company;community involvement, and the involvement of employees in theselection of safety equipment.”
“Communication is a huge part of what makes up our VPP,” saidSturgeon Electric Project Manager Kelly Zink. “I think that we do agood job from the top down of communicating what’s important tous and also it starts from Day One through orientation with our
field employees, making sure they know what’s important.
L.E. Myers Chattanooga District Manager Reed Adcock also believes in thepower of clear, consistent communication. He implemented a text safetymessage process to communicate safety information on a real-time basiswith all field management. A weekly email highlights accomplishments,concerns, alerts and safety topics for sharing with crews.
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Maintaining VPP STAR status was an important goal, but the teams had settheir sights even higher – to work every day with zero injuries.
“A big hurdle to overcome is the mindset that accidents are just going to happen, that it’s just a part of our line of work or theconstruction environment,” said L.E. Myers Vice President Ed Horne. “We must actually believe we can prevent injuries by followinggood safety practice. The key to that is to have every employee engaged in the effort, and to truly believe that they can work withoutinjury.”
“Like any sports team that has the Super Bowl or World Series asthe ultimate goal, the only way to get there is winning one gameat a time,” said MYR Group Southeast Regional Safety ManagerDonnie Cook. “So we focused on completing one task at a time,one day at a time, and doing it without injury. Every teammatehad to be on board and committed to make it happen.”
“It takes an overall effort,” agreed Sturgeon Electric GeneralForeman Monty Brooks. “It’s everyone being involved, from Safetyto Management and all through the ranks, from the jobsuperintendent to the workers out in the field, and even beyondthat – projecting ourselves and our beliefs to the others that workaround us.”
Sturgeon Electric Project Superintendent Erik Smith called theVPP program “a secondary aspect of what Sturgeon Electricsafety culture ultimately is.”
“It’s a branding we have for sending guys home safe every night,back to their families,” said Smith.
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“Each employee going home safe is more than just words; it isour commitment to our employees, and to the customers weserve,” said Cook. “Our involvement in the VPP has played animportant role in taking safety forward and reaching shared goalsfor employee safety.”
“A good safety culture takes 100 percent commitment fromeveryone involved,” added Sturgeon Electric Regional VicePresident, T&D, Mark Sterkel. “It not only makes good businesssense but must be personal as well. We have achieved VPPstatus because we have worked diligently to develop, maintainand improve our culture so that every one of our employeesgoes home safe and sound to their families at the end of everyshift.”
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