NECA Safety Round Up

This month, Mike and Wes welcome Alex Kopp from The Association of Union Constructors and Justin Crandol, from the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association about the recent White House initiative to provide Naloxone/NARCAN training to workers in the construction industry and how their associations are also addressing this important issue with programs across the country. J...

May is the month we celebrate Construction Safety Week, the OSHA Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, Electrical Safety Month and the NECA Safety Professionals Conference.  This NECA Safety Round Up episode will feature a timely discussion around fall prevention as Alex Kopp, Safety Director with TAUC and Justin Crandol, Safety Director with SMACNA, join Mike Starner and Wes Wheeler in the...

Falls have been recognized as a leading cause of death and injury in construction. Traumatic Brain Injuries or TBIs account for 25% of all construction fatalities and many are associated with falls. Justin Azbill, Milwaukee Tool's National EHS Director joins NECA's Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner to discuss statistics, innovation, and best practices that can help keep your workers stay safe...

Managing the safety of North America's largest craft workforce is a tall order, thankfully Quanta Services has just the man for the job. Matt Compher, Sr. Vice President, S.H.E. joins NECA's Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner to discuss how Quanta is looking at safety differently by engaging with their employees and developing innovative concepts that result in the Capacity to fail safely.&quo...

"Join Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner from NECA as they welcome Scott Ketcham, Director, and Tim Irving, Assistant Director from OSHA Directorate of Construction into the NECA office to talk about OSHA initiatives, emphasis programs and the state of safety in our construction industry. From Proper Fit for PPE for all workers, Heat regulations and the industry changes that are coming from transit...

Wes Wheeler, the NECA Executive Director of Safety, Keith Wheeler, the president of HR Resources of the Carolinas, and Sharon Lipinski, the CEO of Habit Mastery Consulting, will co-present their research findings into how senior leaders impact the effectiveness of an organization’s safety program and key measures for gauging the level of senior leader buy-in. We’ll also share real-world stories on...

OSHA Outreach Training Program provides awareness training for entry level workers new to the job. Over the years, this program is now being recognized as "Task-based Safety Training" by many employers, workers, and pre-qualification companies which is beyond OSHA's initial intent.  Join Mike Starner and myself as we welcome Palmer Hickman with the Electrical Training Alliance to di...

Join Mike Starner and Wes Wheeler from NECA as they follow up their last podcast discussion on incident response with this month’s topic of how to conduct proper incident investigations. Understanding that the goal is to determine what root causes and contributing factors attributed to the incident, and not who should be blamed, but instead, help everyone to learn from and hopefully prevent simila...

"How prepared are you for an effective incident response? Learn how to define your organization's response to an unexpected event so when it occurs, not if, you are ready. NECA's Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner discuss best practices for incident response that ensure the right care is provided and the right information is gathered."

NECA's Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner speak with Chapter Executive at American Line Builders, Kevin Moran, about challenges faced by safety professionals trying to implement innovative ideas that may or may not conflict with collective bargaining agreements. 

Join NECA's Safety Directors, Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner as they discuss safety leadership with NSPC presenter and author, David McPeak

 "NECA has developed the NECA Safety Professionals Institute to address the need for comprehensive safety training in the electrical industry for its member employers and their employees.  The NECA Safety Professionals Institute will equip participants with essential knowledge and skills to ensure workplace safety and prevent incidents, accidents, injuries, and fatalities. By investing in thi...

Job Briefings, JSAs, JHAs and Stop Work Authority are important for all projects, both in inside electrical work as well as outside line and utility construction and maintenance. Taking the time to prepare all workers for the tasks involved and ensuring everyone is qualified to perform those tasks is the subject of our conversation today. Whether it is NFPA 70E or 1910.269/1926 Subpart V, followin...

Safety Professionals have many roles in protecting the company and many times, a smaller company may have one person responsible for both Safety and HR. Sometimes it’s the HR Professional managing safety and in others, the Safety Professional is tasked to handle HR issues when they surface. Today’s podcast will look at the relationship between HR and Safety and how they are closely related. Even w...

"Please join Mike Starner and Wes Wheeler from NECA for the second NECA Safety Round UP podcast where they discuss what is Safety Leadership and who are our most valuable safety leaders on the jobs today. From understanding the importance and integrity of leading by example to demonstrating the keys tenets of leadership, spend a few moments to help stimulate your conversations with co-workers...

Discover how NECA member contractors can benefit from NECA Safety and NECA Outside Line Safety resources. Learn from Executive Directors Mike Starner and Wes Wheeler about electrical construction assistance the Association provides in all areas from chapter and contractor support to outreach and regulatory aid.