SAFETY MESSAGE
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lthough 2020 has been a year of uncertainty, our safety department started strong. We were able to attend the 2-day FTBA Construction Conference in Orlando in February. The Conference has several helpful and interesting tracks that the attendee could choose from. The tracks included asphalt, concrete, emerging technologies, general session, major projects, and maintenance of traffic, safety, and structures. We had a strong showing with 33 employees representing Ajax at the conference. The Ajax safety department presented on nighttime work and PPE (personal protective equipment) at the OSHA 10 hour class held the day before the conference started. Ajax also had 4 attendees in the class who passed and received their certificate/card. Congratulations to Matt Ohley, Mario Lentsch, Danielle Bentivegna, and Jared Hardey. The Ajax safety department proudly continues to play a vital role in the FTBA safety committee and Mandy is the chair of the subcommittee for membership and marketing. The membership committee consists of Mandy Kustra and Eric Green from Ajax Paving, Alison Sanders from Ranger Construction, George Carr from Sims Crane, and Keith Stewart from Cemex. This team manned the FTBA safety committee booth where we encouraged new people to join. We raffled off several gift cards, Yeti coolers, and other gift baskets donated by fellow FTBA member companies and garnered a good amount of attention and interest. The committee proudly hosted the ATSSA national work zone memorial wall honoring lives lost in work zones. The FTBA safety committee has been active for 2 years and has been a great way for the Ajax safety department to create relationships and stay in touch with other contractors in the state of Florida. Ajax’s safety department looks forward to a safe 2021 and continued partnership with FTBA.
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Stay safe out there! Mandy Kustra, Safety Director
AJAX ANNUAL MAGAZINE • 2020
