Page 6 - Q2 2021 Rosendin Corporate Newsletter

Since 1919, Rosendin has believed
THE SAFETY DIFFERENCE
By Shayne Stevens, Sr Corporate Safety Director
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being part of our safety culture and
clients, our communities, and the
he first week of May is dedicated
to Construction Safety Week,
T and Rosendin is a National
Construction Safety Week member.
The 2021 Safety Week theme was
“Committed to Holistic Safety,” which
directly aligns with Rosendin’s safety
culture and Culture of Care Program.
Rosendin’s commitment to safety
through meaningful action and
permanent solutions is rooted in
our core values: We Care. We Share.
We Listen. We Innovate. We Excel.
Outside stresses and distractions can
take us out of our element, interfere
with our focus and awareness, and
impact everything from our decision-
making abilities to our reaction times.
Our jobs are both physically and mentally
demanding. Struggles with anxiety,
depression, stress, anger, tension,
financial concerns, and more can lead
to distraction, miscommunication, and
unpreparedness—all of which can be
primary causes of workplace incidents.
that the safety and well-being of our programs. We must prioritize both families who rely and count on us.
employees are critical to our success. physical and psychological safety, and We promise to do whatever it takes
Rosendin’s founder, Moses Rosendin, how together, they play an essential to ensure that every person returns
assured workers who served in World role in our relationships with our home safely at the end of every day.
War II that they would have a job to team members and our ability to
return to when they came home. A bring our safest, most productive, Rosendin’s safety team has been
promise like that gave employees who best selves to work every day. promoting the Craft Empowerment
were concerned about their livelihood, Program (CEP) over the past two years.
post-war, peace of mind. For more than Throughout National Construction Safety The Q1, 2021 issue of The Feeder
100 years, Rosendin has continued to Week, Rosendin reminded employees detailed the CEP, and Rosendin’s safety
carry that same commitment forward to “Be Present. Be Focused. Be Safe.” teams continue to highlight this program
to the mental health of our craft Safety stand-downs were held at job as a vital tool and resource for the health
workers and employees. sites and offices across the country to of our employees. The CEP provides
remind our field and office employees an opportunity for our craft workers to
Rosendin proudly participates in of the importance of maintaining good address issues that affect employees’
Construction Safety Week each year physical and mental health. A focus physical and mental health on a job site.
because it is essential to recognize was placed on key elements to achieve Concerns can range from housekeeping
the risks faced in the construction safe work environments and to be to equipment training to harassment
industry. In every aspect of our work, focused on the task and work at hand or bullying of employees on the job.
including ones we can’t always see— to prevent incidents and injuries. To date, this program has positively
external stresses and distractions can affected Rosendin’s projects and given
interfere with our ability to stay present, Construction environments can be craft employees respect and a voice to
focused, and safe on the job, which is dangerous if workers are not aware establish continuous improvement with
why it’s critically important to promote of their surroundings, familiar with safety, production, quality, and morale.
holistic safety in the workplace. the work processes, or mentally
prepared. Keeping a strong sense of Rosendin’s success is rooted in our
What does holistic mean? According awareness and knowledge of the current people, and Rosendin’s safety team is
to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, safety requirements, processes, and grateful for everyone’s daily commitment
holistic is an adjective “relating to procedures enables us to complete to safety and excellence. The relentless
or concerned with wholes or with jobs with zero incidents and return focus that we all have every day, every
complete systems rather than with the home safely at the end of each day. week, every month, and every year on
analysis of, treatment of, or dissection our culture of safety and Culture of Care
into parts.” It is the treatment of When we walk onto a job site, we makes the safety difference at Rosendin.
know what’s on the line: our work, our
both the mind and the body. reputations, our paycheck. But most Thank you for all you do to ensure the
safety of yourselves and your colleagues!
To Rosendin, holistic safety means importantly, the lives and livelihood of
ensuring that we are both physically every craftworker on-site. Rosendin’s To see videos and more from
and mentally present at all times, and commitment to safety is a promise Construction Safety Week 2021, visit
we make every aspect of our well- to ourselves, our co-workers, our rosendin.com/landing/safety-week-2021.
SAFETY RECOGNITION
“ I wanted to take a moment to tell you how much of a pleasure LEADER IN SAFETY
it is to have Dustin B. and his crew on the Magnolia project.
As a safety professional there are times when you just beat ‘EDDIE L.’
your head against the wall with some subcontractors because
they are always having to be reprimanded or gotten onto
Tryon East Project
for not doing something right. Dustin and his crew are not
Charlotte, NC
that case. Dustin and his crew always have their paperwork
in order and are quick to get me anything I need in order to
help them do their jobs safely. It has been a pleasure working “ Eddie is always very well aware of his
with these guys and honestly is a breath of fresh air knowing surrounding. He brings attention to any safety
that your guys care and take pride in doing their jobs in a safe issues, works well with others, and always has a
manner. Their attitudes are always great and always seem to
” - Rodgers, Project Superintendent
have a smile on their face (can’t proof it because of the mask, great attitude while helping the job succeed.
LOL). So THANK YOU for providing such a great team of guys. ”
- Bruce H., EHS Manager
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