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14 SAfETY ZoNE as we look back at Brutoco’s past 45 years, we get a sense of the amazing amount of manpower it took to create the company we see today. The structures and roads we have built stand as monuments that symbolize success and overcoming numerous challenges that were met along the way. achieving success with safety has been one of those challenges and the good news is we are building that legacy too. THE BRUT FOrCE by stEvE LAurEncE gonZALEZ Fortin CHST Today we have several processes in place that enhance employee communication, train and educate workers on specific hazards, pre-plan and develop best practices for work tasks, incident review process with management and incentives for safe workers. Four years after Len and albert Brutocao founded our company, the Occupational Safety and Health act was signed into law by President richard Nixon. This was the beginning of a major shift in the way employers looked at safety, but Len Brutocao was already ahead of the curve. He knew the value of people without having a mandate by the government. Len cared about his employees and wanted them to return home safely every night to their families. Len’s legacy is on display each time we attend a company picnic or a retirement party. It’s reflected in the stories about past jobs and the interesting characters they encountered along the way. we all enjoy the stories about “how we use to do it” but those don’t always have positive safety messages attached to them. we have come a long way from those days, and we are continuing to improve all the time. I look forward to the next 45 years and know we will continue to reap the rewards that come from creating a safe workplace of which we can all be proud. SAfETY ovER THE YEARS Even after OSHa was enacted, it took years to change the mentality that safety was bad and made things too slow. Here are some common old school construction industry practices that we don’t miss: • Ride the crane hook or the side step of heavy equipment. • Provide welders a glass of milk to drink because it offset the effects of harmful fumes • Send the apprentice to get beer for the journeymen at lunchtime • Climb up and down formwork without the use of ladders • Walk beams with no fall protection Over 45 years Brutoco has enacted a safety program to ensure worker safety and productivity during our construction operations.
20th Edition, October 2012 15 WALk Brutoco is a founding member of the Southern California Contractors association (SCCa), an industry organization that represents the interests of union-signatory heavy construction contractors and assists with labor relations and governmental affairs. Brutoco President Michael J. Murphy is currently serving as the President of the SCCa. On april 28, 2012, the BrUT FOrCE team of walkers, runners, and volunteers participated in the annual MS Society 5K walk/run held at the City of rancho Cucamonga’s Epicenter (Quakes Stadium). Brutoco’s team had 26 participants including employees, family, friends and colleagues, and our walkers and volunteers were able to raise $4,050 for this great cause. The MS Society funds research and provides programs and services that help people affected by MS. If you are interested in joining our 2013 walk MS team please contact Sharee’ andrade at (909) 349-6729 or sharee.andrade@brutoco.net. SoUTHERN CALIfoRNIA CoNTRACToRS ASSoCIATIoN Brutoco’s SBE Outreach Coordinator Teresa Maxwell attended the California Construction Expo in Pasadena, CA on August 2 with Brutoco ESOP Co-trustee Paul Von Berg. Paul is currently serving as interim Executive Vice President of the Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA). Two children of Brutoco employees – who are also Brutoco employees -- were awarded college scholarships from the SCCa on august 8, 2012. Brutoco Administrative Manager Teresa Maxwell, the daughter of Brutoco Engineer Craig Maxwell, received an SCCA scholarship for her Masters program in Strategic Public Relations at USC. Brutoco Intern Nick Ball, the son of Brutoco Vice President Joanne Schultz and Steve Ball, received an SCCA scholarship to further his engineering studies at UCSB.
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