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Safety is non-negotiable.
– John Krummen, executive vice president & GM, Peterson Power Systems
take box cutters to them, they won’t cut through the gloves, yet they’re thin enough for dexterity.” Today, those gloves are dispensed through vending machines at San Leandro, Santa Rosa, Eugene and Hillsboro. And they’re available through the pur- chasing system at all other stores. It’s just one way of turning raw data into actionable processes and tools to keep people safe.
The Safety team has established many other proce- dures in recent years to keep employees safe.
• Chocks, cribbing and blocking to keep machines immobile during repair
• Orange safety cones for driver awareness • Lockout–Tagout on repairs in process
Glove vending machines have been placed in San Leandro, Santa Rosa, Eugene, and Hillsboro locations.
• Safety Centers at every location
• Ergonomics and Repetitive Motion issues
• Lifting limits
• Warm up stretches before work and throughout the day
• Masks, social distancing and sanitization during COVID-19
THE NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY
“We call it a safety journey because it never ends,” says Duane Doyle Sr. “It’s not like you complete a project and then you’re done. We can’t ever stop, because all it takes is one person not paying at- tention and you can have a serious problem. That’s why we call it a journey.”
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