Ray is an EHS Manager for CBI, AES' contractor partner at the Eagle Valley Construction Project in Martinsville, Indiana, part of the US SBU. Ray's commitment to safety is remarkable. He believes safety heroes are proactive people who lead by example. Ray said, "A safety hero is someone who does the right thing when nobody is looking at work and at home. I can be a safety hero for my colleagues by not walking past any hazards, coaching, using my Stop Work Authority when needed, and doing the same things at home." Preventing incidents and having a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) mindset is critical. Ray explained, "The first step in conducting a JSA is understanding the task at hand. Once you understand the task, you need to mitigate the hazards that potentially come with that task. It is important to think of the worst thing that could happen and make sure that the right safeguards are in place to prevent it."
Ray added, "When I first started on this project, I was impressed with AES safety values and standards. The policies were in words, but people's actions speak far past that. It helped us establish the culture that we have onsite. If I could share one thing from the experience that I learned from working at Eagle Valley, it's the successes you can have when everybody truly looks after and cares for each other on the project."
Thank you, Ray, for your commitment to safety and for helping others to be Always On for Safety, at work and at home.
