WEBVTT 00:09.890 --> 00:13.069 People come first . People are the most 00:13.079 --> 00:14.939 valuable asset of the job . 00:16.680 --> 00:18.879 Safety is super important . I mean , 00:18.889 --> 00:21.000 it's the first thing you see when you 00:21.000 --> 00:22.945 come in , our work is our four say 00:22.945 --> 00:25.056 safety first , safety is important to 00:25.056 --> 00:27.340 me because I enjoy working in a safe 00:27.350 --> 00:29.517 place . And at the end of the day , we 00:29.517 --> 00:31.683 all like to go home to our friends and 00:31.683 --> 00:33.739 family . So safety is implemented in 00:33.739 --> 00:36.080 everything we do daily . Here we review 00:36.209 --> 00:38.639 a risk assessments and stuff on the 00:38.650 --> 00:40.817 work that's going to be conducted that 00:40.817 --> 00:42.872 day . As long as I've always been at 00:42.872 --> 00:42.740 the core of safety has always been 00:42.750 --> 00:44.917 paramount and at the forefront for the 00:44.917 --> 00:48.020 district in regards to what's important 00:48.549 --> 00:50.660 in keeping the employees safe . Now , 00:50.660 --> 00:52.716 it's just kind of becoming more of a 00:52.716 --> 00:55.139 normal thing . You can just remind 00:55.150 --> 00:57.261 someone and they know exactly what to 00:57.261 --> 00:59.372 do rather than having to force them . 00:59.372 --> 01:01.372 It helps create a culture of people 01:01.372 --> 01:01.200 keeping an eye out for things that 01:01.209 --> 01:03.740 could be that are a safety hazard yet 01:03.750 --> 01:05.583 haven't caused an accident or an 01:05.583 --> 01:07.830 incident . Currently simple is always 01:07.839 --> 01:09.839 better . If you make it simple , it 01:09.839 --> 01:12.099 becomes less Danny over the years , I 01:12.110 --> 01:15.264 have seen safety completely , just take 01:15.275 --> 01:17.334 off . Uh The big thing that I've 01:17.345 --> 01:19.567 noticed is the culture , the culture is 01:19.567 --> 01:22.455 just continuously improving year by 01:22.464 --> 01:24.242 year . Safety has always been a 01:24.242 --> 01:26.565 priority . But it's how I've seen it 01:26.574 --> 01:28.685 change is it's a lot more streamlined 01:28.685 --> 01:30.796 now . So especially going on like the 01:30.796 --> 01:32.796 sharepoint site , you know , if you 01:32.796 --> 01:35.018 have questions on that , you know , you 01:35.018 --> 01:34.745 can always call the safety office , but 01:34.754 --> 01:37.110 it's handy to have documents and that 01:37.120 --> 01:39.287 process is kind of right , pretty much 01:39.287 --> 01:41.453 at your fingertips as well . So that's 01:41.453 --> 01:43.676 been a big positive that I've seen over 01:43.676 --> 01:45.898 my short time here with the core in the 01:45.898 --> 01:48.064 last four years . The improvement I've 01:48.064 --> 01:50.569 seen is through our C DS O meetings for 01:50.580 --> 01:53.019 all our sites personally . It has 01:53.029 --> 01:55.139 helped our people through the tools 01:55.150 --> 01:57.910 that safety has developed through CC 01:58.120 --> 02:00.287 sums has helped over all just by being 02:00.287 --> 02:02.430 consolidated in a way that we can go 02:02.440 --> 02:04.607 and find anything that we need to know 02:04.607 --> 02:06.773 about whether it's the people that are 02:06.773 --> 02:09.300 qualified to do certain jobs or what it 02:09.309 --> 02:11.589 might be before Sea Songs , we was more 02:11.600 --> 02:14.460 reactive . And since C Songs was 02:14.470 --> 02:16.526 implemented , it's more of a process 02:16.526 --> 02:18.720 now , we are encouraged to report near 02:18.729 --> 02:21.080 misses and which prevents us from 02:21.089 --> 02:24.009 further accidents . And it's more like 02:24.339 --> 02:26.710 I want to say , a lifestyle we went 02:26.720 --> 02:29.039 from being reactive to safety is 02:29.050 --> 02:31.106 definitely something that we live by 02:31.610 --> 02:33.666 the Rock Island District who already 02:33.666 --> 02:37.160 had a good culture , recognize that 02:37.169 --> 02:39.336 they could be better and started their 02:39.336 --> 02:41.336 journey through the three stages of 02:41.336 --> 02:43.558 implementing a safety management system 02:43.558 --> 02:45.669 known as Sea Sounds . I know that the 02:45.669 --> 02:48.330 Rock Island District with the fantastic 02:48.339 --> 02:50.800 work you've done exemplary work is 02:50.809 --> 02:52.920 going to keep safety at the forefront 02:52.920 --> 02:55.142 all the time . So I really congratulate 02:55.142 --> 02:57.679 you on this board and on behalf of 02:57.690 --> 03:00.289 Secretary War , we're just so proud to 03:00.300 --> 03:03.059 work with you and as well , thanks to 03:03.070 --> 03:05.410 the Rock Island District team , we now 03:05.419 --> 03:07.419 have a road map to follow . They've 03:07.419 --> 03:10.020 shown us that safety is truly a team 03:10.029 --> 03:12.720 sport . Each teammate must embrace 03:12.729 --> 03:15.399 their role to protect the most valuable 03:15.410 --> 03:18.309 asset of any world class organization , 03:18.320 --> 03:19.542 which is our people . 03:25.080 --> 03:25.539 Mhm .