Show Notes
In this episode we chat with John Burke, Vice President at The State Group Inc. We explore his insights and dive deep into The State Group Inc.'s award-winning safety culture, recognized as the 2021 Zero Injury Safety Awards (ZISA) Top Gold Star winner, achieving a remarkable 1,219,776 craft hours without a single recordable injury on-site.
Larry Bradley worked with the Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter, NECA for 27 years in virtually every capacity of association management, serving as Executive Director for 18 years. His work positively impacted the lives of thousands of IBEW members and their families. He was inducted into the Academy of Electrical Contractors, NECA’s highest honor to recognize exceptional and outstanding service to the electrical contracting industry. Bradley has worked to ensure that funds are wisely managed, ensuring that the benefits offered to workers are available to them throughout their lives.
The Construction User 2.0 podcast is brought to you by The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC). Your host, Kirk Westwood, is Director of Marketing for TAUC. Kirk has helped many organizations tell their stories as a photographer, blogger, web-streamer, and consultant. In each episode, we’ll explore the latest labor trends, industry insights, and important issues in the world of construction. Our guests are industry leaders, subject matter experts, and innovative visionaries discussing how we are building the ‘world of tomorrow.’ TAUC is made up of more than 1,800 contractor companies that utilize union labor for their projects, as well as local contractor associations and vendors in the industrial maintenance and construction fields. TAUC’s mission is to act as an advocate for union contractors and enhance cooperation between all parties to achieve the successful completion of construction projects.
Discussion points:
- The song - Easy Like Sunday Morning
- Award-winning power plant facility safety
- Top-down safety culture begins day one
- Client selection is key
- Why celebrating safety is important
- Employees appreciate the company’s top rate safety protocols
- Generational differences regarding safety
- 5 more award nominations for 2023 ZISA Awards - coming up!
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