Safety focus - the final stretch of 2014

摘要

With the final push to the railroad construction and maintenance summer work season coming quickly, a renewed focus and effort on safety is extremely important. While many of our member companies will have their backs against the wall to get larger than normal volumes of work completed in the time that remains, safety must remain paramount. When employees start working longer days and more days out of each week, they can have a tendency to lose their focus. Adhering to safety best practices can sometimes become a little harder under this type of working condition. A fatigued employee can become an unsafe employee very quickly. It is extremely important that our managers, supervisors and project foremen be mindful and aware of this. Management must work a little harder to maintain a safe project site under such conditions, keeping their employees focused on being safe while maintaining production. Equipment upkeep also plays a pivotal role in the safety of our projects. Machines that are being worked harder and for longer periods of time need to be maintained properly and kept in good, safe working condition.