Safety Culture

Safety culture is more than just a program that provides training, rules, and processes.  It is the basic set of assumptions and beliefs about reality.  This culture determines the way we make decisions, feel, think and most importantly, how we act.  A safety culture is composed of both the visible and invisible components.  Policies that employ the proper use of safety rules, maintaining safety statistics, safety meetings, etc. make up the visible safety culture.  This represents only a small percentage of how we conduct ourselves.

The invisible culture, that exists in our industry,  makes up the majority of the individuals  behavior and it consists of norms and basic assumptions that we all have about safety.  These are the unspoken rules or beliefs that everyone does without question.  When employees do not follow rules or procedures, they are following their invisible culture or unwritten rules that undermine policy but are reinforced by the norms of peer groups.

At Syblon Reid, we recognize that Safety Culture cannot be taken for granted.  Our entire management team and supervisory staff are constantly vigilant to insure that each and every employee understands that we care about their safety and well being, and demand that we all act in a way that promotes safety as our highest priority.

To support this overall effort, Syblon Reid mandates training that allows us the ability to safely perform difficult projects in a variety of hazardous environments including:

With a fully embraced safety culture and well-trained workforce experienced in performing high-hazard projects for a wide range of public and private clients, Syblon Reid has the ability to meet and exceed our client's specific safety requirements on any project. In addition to comprehensive hazard training, safety processes include site-specific safety plans for each project, daily safety meetings, daily and weekly safety inspections by project employees, and safety inspections by a third-party safety professional.

SRC's commitment to safety and safety performance has been recognized by the industry. Syblon Reid was recognized for its 2008 safety performance at the Annual AGC of California Safety Awards. For the second year in a row, Syblon Reid received first-place Safety Award of Excellence for company-wide safety performance in the "Heavy/Civil/Highway" category. In addition,, Syblon Reid received two awards at the 2007 AGC of California Safety Awards. Awards were first place award for "Safety Excellence on an Individual High Hazard Job" for the Emergency Repairs at Atkins Powerhouse project, and first place Safety Excellence Award as a company in the "Heavy/Civil/Highway" category.