Safety Newsletter August Update
Partners, Preventing property and equipment damage starts with planning and deliberate execution. Before work begins, identify nearby structures, vehicles, utilities, materials, and equipment that could be affected by site activities. Confirm access routes, laydown areas, exclusion zones, and spotter requirements during the pre-task plan.
Mike Freeze
Regional Safety Manager
Use equipment only as intended, complete required inspections, and maintain clear communication between operators, ground personnel, and delivery drivers. Protect panels, racking, inverters, tools, and vehicles from contact, impact, weather, and improper storage. Slow down when visibility is limited, conditions change, or work is performed near energized systems or finished installations. Stop work and ask for guidance whenever the plan no longer fits the conditions. Report all damage, near misses, and unsafe conditions immediately, even when the impact appears minor. Early reporting helps us correct hazards, protect our schedule, and prevent repeat events. Our goal is simple: build safely, protect the project, and leave every work area in better condition than we found it.
Stay safe,
Mike Freeze Regional Safety Manager
August | Show Me The Numbers Metric
2025 Jan–Aug
2026 YTD
2026 Aug
Trade Hours
673,983
779,006
87,742
McCarthy Hours
2,088,390
2,979,890
398,707
Total Hours
2,762,373
3,758,896
486,449
Trade Partner TRIR
0.59
0.51
4.56
Trade Partner Recordable Count
2
2
2
McCarthy TRIR
0.38
0.13
0.00
McCarthy Recordable Count
4
2
0
Total TPIR
0.43
0.21
0.82
Total Project Recordable Count
6
4
2
SIFp Rate (lower is better)
5.83
4.04
8.22 (+4.38)
MVP Failed % (higher is better)
2.21%
2.96%
4.05% (+1.33)
MVP Rate (hrs per MVP) (lower is better)
63:1
62:1
48:1 (-11)
Observation Rate (hrs per Obs.) (lower is better)
369:1
194:1
121:1 (-13)
MVP |THA Champions
August’s Recognition – MVPs, Observations & THA Leaders (% fail, min 8) (zero fail percentages excluded) Leading MVP Failure Rate Champion: Conner Ashton – Lupinus, 146 MVPS conducted, 10.79% Failure RE MVP Failure Rate Champion: Cedar Range (173 conducted, 5.89% fail rate) THA MVP Failure Rate Champion: Lupinus Solar 2 (713 conducted, 7.43% fail rate) Electrical MVP Failure Rate Champion: Lupinus Solar 2 (23 conducted, 2.17% fail rate) Hand Injury Awareness MVP Failure Rate Champion: Echols Grove (108 conducted, 8.33 % fail rate) Hazardous Energy Control / LOTO MVP Failure Rate Champion: Oystercatcher (22 completed, .41% fail rate) Observation Champion: Bruce Anderson– Cedar Range with 269 Observations
Field Focus | Emptying the Trailer Being present in the field is one of the important ways we can strengthen our safety culture. When our staff spend time alongside crews, observe the work, listen to concerns, and engage in conversations, we demonstrate that safety is more than a policy or requirement. It is a shared value supported by leadership and practiced by everyone. Field presence allows us to identify hazards early, recognize positive behaviors, and provide coaching before a minor concern becomes an incident or injury. It also builds trust, encourages employees to speak up, and reinforces that every team member has the authority and responsibility to stop work when something does not look right. Our visibility, consistency, and willingness to connect in the field can make a difference. Let’s continue showing up, asking questions, learning from our teams, and taking action together. Through active engagement and accountability, we can create safer jobsites, reduce incidents and injuries, and ensure everyone returns home safely every day.
Lessons Learned | Safety Flash
Inclement Weather Preparedness Highlight | Flood & Weather Readiness On-Site Flooding & Weather Readiness — Talking Points We’re rolling this out across projects to create a consistent, proactive approach to flooding and unexpected weather. The goal is to prepare before an event to protect our people, equipment, access roads, materials, and environmental controls. Each site should focus on six areas: 1. Equipment: Move equipment, fuel, hazardous materials, and sensitive materials out of flood-prone areas and off the ground. 2. Access: Inspect roads, culverts, crossings, and drainage paths; stage aggregate and identify alternate routes. 3. Dewatering: Have a site-specific plan and stage pumps, hoses, filter bags, generators, and fuel. 4. Environmental controls: Verify SWPPP controls are installed, functioning, and ready for significant rainfall. 5. Emergency communication: Identify flood-prone areas, evacuation routes, shutdown criteria, and weather-monitoring responsibilities. Reinforce: Turn Around, Don’t Drown. 6. Inspections: Complete pre- and post-storm inspections for washouts, erosion, sinkholes, slope instability, damaged BMPs, and off-site impacts. The outcome is simple: every project knows what to inspect, what resources to stage, who to notify, and how to respond safely and consistently. Site-Specific Flooding and Extreme Weather Readiness Plan-1 McCarthy.docx
McCarthy | Toolbox Talk Links Danger+Zones.docx Heavy+Equipment+Hazards.doc Utility+Locates.doc Spotters.doc
2026 | MVP Failure Goals Update Raise the Fail Rate. The challenge is set. Can we raise the RE Business Unit’s Overall MVP Fail Rate to 4.20%? Here’s how we can get there: THA Fail Rate: Goal- 2.28% (Current 2026 Rate- 4.02 %) RE MVP Fail Rate: Gole- 3.10% (Current 2026 Rate is 2.71%) Electrical MVP Fail Rate: Goal- 4.34% (Current 2026 Rate is 3.87%) Hazardous Energy Control / LOTO MVP Fail Rate: Goal- 1.36% (Current 2026 Rate is 3.13%) Current 2026 RE Business Unit’s Overall MVP Fail Rate: 4.05% We still have work ahead to achieve our 2026 fail-rate goals, but we are moving in the right direction. Let’s continue supporting one another, holding ourselves accountable, and completing consistent, high-quality MVPs.
Closing The Final Gap | Focus on RE & Electrical MVPs Team, As we continue pushing toward our overall RE Business Unit goal of 4.20%, I’d like everyone to place additional focus on the areas that have not yet reached their targets—specifically the RE MVP Fail Rate and Electrical MVP Fail Rate. The goal is not simply to increase failures, but to continue completing meaningful, highquality MVPs that identify opportunities before they become incidents. We are currently at 4.05% overall, so we are very close. Let’s continue supporting one another, challenging what we see in the field, and staying consistent with our MVP participation. A little additional focus in these areas can help us close the remaining gap and finish the year strong.