On this episode of Construction Safety Perspectives, Jason Edic joined by John Ferrante, CEO of AGC MA, discuss the universal safety orientation. The goal of the universal orientation is to have high quality video that general contractors or managers can share and easy access to trades people’s completed certifications. This process creates an efficient, simplified procedure for trades people going from project to project. John explains the genesis of AGC MA’s CARE Construction Safety Program and his hopes for the impact it will have on the industry. Links: Ally Safety: https://allysafety.com AGC MA: https://www.agcmass.org John Ferrante email: johnferrante@agcmass.org

On this episode of Construction Safety Perspectives, Jason Edic discusses safety orientations on projects with the trades. He challenges how we can make the lives of construction workers more efficient with fewer reiterating orientations.

Shaun Carvalho is the Chief Safety Officer at Shawmut Design and Construction. Shaun’s safety philosophy: There’s more than one way to apply safety. Learn and converse with as many people as you can on the job site to collect the most feedback and narrow down what policies can be improved. When people feel safe and secure they are going to preform better.

Jason Edic is the Vice President of Risk Management at Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. Jason’s safety philosophy: Take safety off of the pedestal. Integrate safety in smaller ways throughout everything you do, as a business, to drive profitability. Trades people are not second class citizens.

Doug LaPlante is the Health and Safety Director at Turner Construction. Doug’s safety philosophy: Create an environment where safety is essential to the project. If safety is a key ideology for the company and managers, then that shows respect for trade workers and union members.

Bob Kunz is the Corporate Safety Director at Dimeo Construction Company. Bob’s safety philosophy: It is important to create a balance between safety code and care for workers on site. When you really show care you can connect on a deeper level with workers to create a sustainable safety plan.

Welcome to the Construction Safety Perspectives Podcast! The show where competing construction companies come together to discuss and educate about the inner workings of safety procedures and practices within in the industry. In this episode, Joe Kelly, Bob Kunz, Doug LaPlante, Jason Edic, and Shaun Carvalho offer their perspectives on the balance of safety code vs employee care, the perception of workers being labor rather than people, ways to provide support to operations teams on site and more.