BUILDING TOGETHER June 2019 Tommy’s Car Wash - Breton | Grand Rapids, MI
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Ergonomics: Reduce and eliminate back aches and strains by following proper lifting techniques. Always use your knees instead of your back and avoid twisting your body when carrying or releasing heavy materials. BUILDINGTOGETHER | June 2019
BEING INTENTIONAL WITH BALANCE JOE SHASHAGUAY, SR. SENIOR FIELD MANAGER How are you doing with your work/life balance? It’s something that we should all step back and evaluate from time to time. Here at E&V, we’ve been very fortunate to be blessed with an abundance of opportunities to keep us busy. With our current outlook, this busy season will not be ending anytime soon. The large number of new construction and renovation projects ensures ample work for the entire company. From meeting the owners, building the team, managing the process, marketing to actually putting boots on the ground, it takes the effort of everyone in the company to bring a project to completion. All of us touch these projects in one way or another. My question is, are we taking the proper time for ourselves and family? After all, that is the reason we started working in the first place, right?
working in an operational hospital setting, it is not easy to shut it off when I am away from the project while work is going on. There are so many risks every hour of every day. We are working in an occupied building with folks that are ill, laying in a bed and most likely cannot help themselves. How do we do it? Well, we can start with proper planning. Make sure someone on your team has the proper site contacts and is up-to-date on current project activities. At E&V, it is encouraged that you take your vacation time and truly unplug from your work life. With good planning, you should have confidence that you have a great team in place that will keep the project moving forward. It’s important that you are able to wind down and spend time with your loved ones. If you can’t fully disconnect on vacation, take advantage of the technology at our fingertips. Remember that you can access your project with photos, or do a quick live stream with your cell phone or TeamViewer. Do what works for you, just make sure you do!
Most of us hesitate to disconnect from our work for many reasons. I can personally say that when I am
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