Perry Engineering has chosen Dylan McDonald as our Safe Employee of the Month. Dylan has worked as a utility crew laborer for 5 months. He was nominated by his foreman who wrote, “Dylan is an exceptional new employee. He came here less than 6 months ago and has adapted very well to Perrry’s safety policies. He is always asking questions and constantly improving his mind and very impressive for his age with how hard of a worker he is and having a safety conscious attitude. He doesn’t need to be told to put on his safety glasses or seatbelt, he just does it. Some guys complain about wearing a face shield to cut pipe, he asks for it. He always has his gloves on. Uses ear plugs when sawing pipe. Overall, he is a great person to represent Perry’s safety culture on the jobsites”. Dylan McDonald exemplifies the Perry Priorities of Safety, Quality, Production.

Perry Engineering has chosen Juan Cruz as our Safe Employee of the Month. Juan has been employed with us 12 years as a heavy equipment operator. He was nominated by his foreman who wrote, “Juan is an exceptional employee when it comes to safety. He always walks around his machine (for a safety inspection) no matter if he is in a trackhoe or rubber tire loader. He makes sure there is nothing or anyone around the machine that could get hit. He always wears his seat belt, cleans his windows and mirrors. When he greases, he is conservative with it so it’s not pumping out all over the place and creating hazards such as slips or running down side windows on a trackhoe. If he sees an issue or isn’t sure, he will speak up. He is always trying to do his best to ensure the safest and most productive ways possible.” Juan Cruz exemplifies the Perry Priorities of Safety, Quality, Production.

Perry Engineering has chosen Billy Calhoun as our safe employee of the month. Billy has been employed with us as an equipment operator for 4 years. His foreman wrote, “Billy is a loader operator for the pipe crew. He will always go grab everything first thing in the morning and put in his loader bucket to do the job and bring it to the ditch. He will bring the ladder and stake it down and move it down the ditch as we lay pipe. He always uses 3 points of contact when climbing in and out of his loader. He wears his hard hat and safety glasses everywhere he goes his job duties and cuts pipe and always makes sure to wear his gloves and face shield along with his ear plugs. He tries to keep spoil piles moved when we are in tight spots and don’t have alot of room to work and doesn’t crowd ditches with materials and spoils. He will say something if he sees a potential hazard such as a rock that maybe on the slope that needs taken out before someone enters. He will stand over a manhole if someone is working inside and let operators know someone is inside so they are aware and stay away if possible to find another route.” Billy Calhoun exemplifies the Perry Priorities of Safety, Quality, Production.

Perry Engineering would like to announce our 2022 Safe Crews of the Year:

Large Grading Crew – Colby Fisher, James Eaton, George Saville

Small Grading Crew – Tim Mullins, Jon James

The Safe Crews of the Year (SCY) awards are chosen from the quarterly award winners. At the end of the award year, the points are totaled for the SCY contestants and the crew in each division that has the highest points is declared the division winner. The award is based on the crew’s complete safety performance for the year, including the percentage of weekly safety meetings completed, percentage of crew safety suggestions submitted, percentage of daily JHAs completed, percentage of weekly safety inspections completed, results of safety inspections conducted by external inspectors, and safety disciplinary actions required, SCY crew members must have been on the crew during at least one quarterly win in order to qualify for the award. The Safe Crews of the Year awards include monetary awards, a selection of Carhartt apparel with embroidery that features the Company logo and award reference, a certificate and hardhat sticker, and an article in the local newspaper and the company website. The awards were presented during the Company’s annual breakfast on November 17, 2022.

Congratulations to this year’s winners and thank you to all of the employees for your hard work and diligence in keeping safety our primary focus.

Perry Engineering would like to recognize Ray Davy as our Safe Employee of the Month. Ray has worked for us as an equipment operator for 8 years. He was nominated by a foreman who praised him for his willingness to help others and his skill as an equipment operator. Ray exemplifies the Perry Priorities of Safety, Quality, Production.

Perry Engineering has chosen George Saville as our Safe Employee of the Month. George has been employed with us for 52 years, currently as an equipment operator. He was nominated by a supervisor who wrote, “Always operates his equipment in a safe way; always looks behind when backing; looks out for overhead and buried utilities; keeps machine clean and greased; watches out for people and equipment in his swing radius; always wears his PPE; and is at work early every day.” George Saville is a good example of the Perry Priorities – Safety, Quality, Production.

Perry Engineering participated in OSHA’s Safe and Sound Week August 15-21, 2022.  Safe and Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe.  Each day during the week the crews began the day by discussing a specific safety topic such as “where are the fire extinguishers on site?”  and “where is the first aid kit and how do we summon emergency services?”, among other topics.  Daily discussion of safety keeps it fresh in worker’s minds and reinforces the training they’ve received.

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