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Much like above as we get more and more • Potential profit and gain from action: The same
comfortable performing pre-construction meetings, goes for quality on this one. Longer hours per day,
we will tend to not cover all of the project at some point, result in rework the next day due to
documentation that is needed and assume everyone fatigue-related risks.
knows. We get comfortable with doing an “audit” and • Role models accepting risk: Because of personality
answering the questions without verifying the project or experience, leaders in a group or organization can
documents. We have to be diligent in this matter and have a powerful effect on those around them. It’s
make sure our yeses are yes, and our no’s are no. important that we set a good example.
• Cost of compliance: Not wanting to be financially • Role models accepting risk: Again, just like safety –
impacted by buying the proper tool, PPE if you see it you own it; if you walk past it, you condone
or equipment. it. With quality, every time you pass something that isn’t
• Cost of compliance: Using the right tool for the “right” or looks bad, you have set a new standard, not
right job will give you the right outcome only when, it only to the person who installed it, but to everyone on
is coupled with it being used in the right hands. We the jobsite who has or will see it.
talked about training, and competency and that goes So, how can we influence risk tolerances?
hand in hand with the right tool for the job. Make Communication is KEY, we need to give our contractors
sure everyone knows what compliance is for your and the worker the tools and teach them how to
project at the pre-award meeting, again at the pre- understand risk tolerances, so they can use it on 3
construction meeting, and make sure they execute it. and off the job. We need to communicate and have
• Overconfidence in the equipment: We see this a lot conversations about risk tolerance at our jobsite wide
with our forklift incidents and operators exceeding the safety talks and during safety orientation. Take the time in
capacity, think the lift will pick up more than can. your next plan of the day meeting or jobsite coordination
• Overconfidence in their installation: Therefore we meeting to talk about quality and your project’s needs
audit and preform performance testing of products it and expectations. Make sure you explain to our internal
the field. Make sure your trades are doing some self- Gray team the importance of “know before you go!”. You
evaluation on their work, ask them to audit what’s in will hear more from us on this phrase, this simply means
place... is it “good enough for their house?” before you go look, know and understand your project
• Potential profit and gain from action: An example: requirements for safety and quality and what you’re going
longer working hours that yield bigger paychecks to review. Our project safety and quality programs are our
for the worker, but can cause fatigue-related risks. guide for all we do when it comes to safety and quality.
We need to evaluate creating incentives to accept It’s our responsibility to know them and apply them to the
more risk. project and to share them with our trade partners.

Safety Statistics Commitment to Safety

All statistics reported for Gray are cumulative for Calendar Year 2020

1 Fatality Lauren Elder
Project Engineer
Majors
1 (Disabling Accidents) 1 years, 4 months with Gray
Recordable Accident
25 (Off Work, Limited Work,
and No Lost Time)

192 71 "I am committed to uphold
the safety standards set by
Near Miss / Property Damage First Aid / Injury but not recordable
Gray Construction, and am
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 willing to do whatever it
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 takes to ensure a safe work
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 environment."
regardless of whether medical attention was required or not.