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Safety identify the inexperienced worker by their vest. We
can then provide better instruction and supervision
of the work they will be performing and stress
with Jim Grant the importance of safety requirements. There are
Vice President of Safety, Gray, Inc. several factors that contribute to this higher level

of risk. The three described below can provide
We continue to evaluate our Safety program and influence over this hazard.
incident data to provide information on how to Factor #1 – Age: Regardless of their sex, young
improve safety across Gray. In 2020, we identified team members are more fearless or lack the
trends or patterns regarding our incidents. With the understanding of the risks. They take chances, and
growth of the company and using additional new really do not even realize what they are doing. In
contractors, and with a declining labor availability, we the world of safety, this characteristic is known as
have seen increasing issues with inexperienced labor, the Superman Complex. It can be very dangerous
inadequate supervision, and inconsistent new hire especially when the team member is using a
2 training with our contractor base. This has motivated tool that could lacerate or a machine that could
us to put new programs in place and enhance amputate or a fall from height. More experience
existing ones to meet our goal of everyone going workers know the ramifications of fearless risks, they
home at the end of the day injury free. have either seen them or been involved in them.
One trend involves young and inexperienced Factor #2 – Experience Level: The fact is that
team members or craft workers. Too often these young workers are inexperienced. They do not have
people are treated the same as others when it any work history. None of us did when we started.
comes to occupational safety, but their situation It is normal, but not safe. We cannot assume
requires more attention. And if they do not get this that they are fully competent in the finer details or
attention, the results can be tragic. This is why Gray understand the risks of their work, just because they
is enhancing our mentorship program to provide a are confident.
better identifier with the use of a Green Safety Vest.
Gray, and our contractor supervision, can better Safety continued on next page

Safety Statistics Commitment to Safety

All statistics reported for Gray are cumulative for Calendar Year 2020

3 Fatality Troy Williford
Site Manager
Majors
1 (Disabling Accidents) 3 years, 4 months with Gray
Recordable Accident
45 (Off Work, Limited Work,
and No Lost Time)
340 111 "Safety is my personal goal on

jobsites. If all team members
Near Miss / Property Damage First Aid / Injury but not recordable
put safety first for in tasks, the
A goal of zero lost time incidents means there is a level of acceptance of other types of
incidents that do not lead to lost time. When other incidents are accepted, then we increase project and schedules will follow.
the chance that lost time, and more severe incidents will occur. The triangle graphic above
is an illustration of this. Gray’s focus is to stop all incidents, by starting at the very bottom of
the triangle. If we eliminate all incidents, then we eliminate the possibility of the catastrophic I'm 100% committed to safety."
incident. By definition, a lost time incident is an injury event that causes a worker to miss at
least one day of work. A safety incident is any event that needs to be tracked and recorded
regardless of whether medical attention was required or not.