As an employee-owned company, we think safety starts with each individual employee, and that when people believe in a culture that values their well-being, great things can happen. From ongoing safety training to a state-of-the-art training facility at our newly under construction SEED Campus, we’re committed to making our workforce the safest and most well-trained in the industry.
Safety Starts With Each of Us
Our Culture of Safety
A culture of safety means more than checklists and compliance reports. We empower our employees to value safe work practices above all else – and for our clients, that means high-performing employees providing high-quality work, safely. At Davey, safety is one of our core values, and it’s ingrained in everything we do. Our professionals are trained to the highest industry standards and uphold our Davey Values every day.
Safety In Action
We understand that a solid foundation of training gives employees not only the ability to master their craft — it also provides them the necessary skills to perform their jobs as safely as possible and make decisions based on the most current best practices.
Human and Organizational Performance
We take a holistic approach that involves teaching new ways of thinking around error, success and accountability, along with an examination of what failed, instead of who failed, when mistakes occur.
Prioritizing Safety Each Day
All teams engage in daily safety briefings and complete monthly safety tailgates. We focus on learning and adapting to industry and scientific trends to enhance safety practices.
E-Close Call Communicator
We use our e-Close Call Communicator to share our good catches and close calls in order to promote a culture of learning and safety.
Safety Training
Team members receive a mix of general and role-specific safety including: lines under tension, wildfire prevention, arborist skills modules, defensive driving, First Aid/CPR, aerial rescue.
Equipment Trainings
Examples include ATV / UTV, material handler, forklift, crane.
Safety Regulations
We strictly adhere to the latest regulations, including OSHA and ANSI Z133 standards.
When people are safe, when they are transparent with the work they do, it’s reflected in the quality of work. We set the bar for how to operate a utility vegetation management program. Our managers have gone through training and share that with the field personnel. You can see it in the work we do from the planning all the way down to the execution.
Safety is the most important thing to me. Having battled many wildfires since childhood, my radar goes off every time I see smoke. The potential loss of life grips me and I have to remember my training each time.