S&B Helical’s Post

No humor in today's post. Just an honest message from our team to everyone in the construction industry... A friend shared this photo with us at S&B. It shows a truck and trailer that was hauling an excavator, became stuck on the tracks, and was struck by a train near our office. Incredibly, and thankfully, no one was injured. However, seeing this accident was a sobering reminder that "safety culture" must extend BEYOND the job site. Yes, having a perfect on-site safety record is the goal we should all strive for. But there's more to fostering a "culture of safety" than what happens on-site. There's a bigger picture that, as an industry, can be easy to lose sight of in the hustle of day-to-day work. Think about the risks in construction outside of a job site: ▪ We drive thousands of miles a year to deliver material, reach job sites, and get to the office. What's our culture and expectations for vehicle operation? ▪ We work with dangerous tools, chemicals, and materials in our shops and facilities. How are we handling them? ▪ We coordinate with countless contractors and subcontractors. How do we trust their safety processes? ▪ We have high work-loads and long hours. What's our strategy for preventing mental and physical burn-out in our team? As construction companies, our job is to set continually-better safety standards and cultures in our businesses. Not just on the job site, but across all areas and aspects of work. We should see this picture as something that could easily happen in our own business and to our own employees. Because the second we think, "No, I'd never make a mistake like that"... ...we already have. Stay safe out there. #safety #construction #healthandsafety #constructionindustry