September Birthdays
Kristen Gray 9/6
Samuel Pathic 9/10
Mickey Miller 9/12
Hunter Taplin 9/12
Larry Fannin 9/14
Julio Martinez 9/14
Leroy Mallory Jr 9/18
Jonathan Wazenegger 9/23
David Rodriguez 9/23
Wesley Ruthenberg 9/27
Travis Franklin 9/10
Jamie Braun 9/14
Cody Vansparrentak 9/19
October Birthdays
“Arnie” Trevino Jr. 10/3
Rich Anson 10/7
David Birgy 10/7
Oakley Henson 10/10
Chris Bradshaw 10/10
Todd Banner 10/16
Larry Watkins 10/16
Jay Guilliam 10/24
Chris Byle 10/31
Van Single Well Project
Taplin Shop Timelapse Video
Our client appreciation open house is happening on October 11th at the new shop Please be mindful of adjusted/limited operations that day to ensure the safety of our guests visiting the yard and the new shop building for the event
Taplin Social Media
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Chris Klein Division: Business Development Manager
Tyrone Morgan Division: UI
Locator
Benjamin McKee Division: Remediation Operator
Hunter Harmon Division: UI
Locator
Drake Pickett Division: IS Laborer
Ricky Cook Division: Wash Bay
Tyler Lehman Division: IS Laborer
Ricky Woolfolk Division: IS Laborer
Congratulations to Craig Henriksen on his recent retirement! Thank you for your years of experience, hard work!
An updated flyover video of our river shoreline restoration project in Plainwell Drone footage by Tyler Mayes
Barge setting drone video at the Van Single Oil Well project in Jenison
Floor grinder removing asbestos containing mastic from floors inside a negative pressure enclosure Shared by Greg Moe
Five times as many construction workers die by suicide annually than from all of the "fatal four" causes of physical injuries combined.
Training Academy Videos
Great job to Tyler Mayes and Harvey Hernandez for their work on creating the first of hopefully many Taplin training videos!
These (and future video projects) will be part of the new hire onboarding process and will soon become required training.
If you have suggestions for future training video ideas (or if you’d like to help with video production, please email Alexis.
24.4 Tanker Operation
September Safety Awards
Sam Pathic - Maintaining 100% tie off in a manlift and reminding others: Sam demonstrated good knowledge of fall protection standards and was a constant reminder to others on the job
James Dixon - Well-written LPO: James has been the most disciplined about getting LPO’s done without needing a reminder. Well-written and paints a clear picture of what was observed.
Jay Guilliam - Well-written LPO: Found a questionable.
Ronnie Reed - Well-writen LPO: regarding Michigan basements
Brandon Klopf - Well-written LPO: regarding Michigan basements
Thomas Pollard - Good Stop Work/Hazard Recognition: Stop Work with regards to evaluating egress into a basement. Stairs were unsafe and basement was flooded.
Jessie Steele - Well-written LPO
Kyle Vena - Well-written LPO with good coaching: Very thorough with solid content, questionable observations and coachable opportunties.
contractor fined nearly
$73,000
by MIOSHA for dangerous trench collapse
Pleasefindthelink below on MIOSHA fining a companythatwasworking in Portage Mi. The incident turnedout forthe trapped worker for the better of him eventhouhegot hurt; this incident could have turned fortheworse. When reading the article take note of theviolationsMIOSHA issued to this company for not settingthejob upright and having the needed equipment inplace.
Pleasesharewith your coworkers.
NewsStory
News video of a tragedy that occurred on a DTE site. The importance of 360 walk arounds, Hazard recognition, use of a spotter and Stop work if conditions are not right or Safe.
Man killed after vacuum truck hits power lines in Macomb County | FOX 2 Detroit
Let’s make it a Safe Day and go Home Safe!
