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FIRST: SAFETY
Company Support for Why Risk It? Just Click It!
Campaign to Continue in 2020
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Representatives of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
(NSSGA) journeyed to the 2019 Legislative & Policy
Forum with signatures from every corner of the industry.
They had men’s names and women’s names, names familiar to
Martin Marietta and many others associated with the company’s
competitors across the country. The names were short and
long, common and unique, and yet each one had something in
common: it had been signed in support of the same cause.
“Why Risk It? Just Click It! is proving to be a wonderful effort
that has engaged our members on the issue of safety in a unique
way,” said NSSGA President and CEO Michael W. Johnson after
presenting the signatures – nearly 5,000 in total – to the head
of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Martin
Marietta is among the initiative’s most ardent supporters.
An NSSGA creation, Why Risk It? Just Click It! aims to educate
miners about the life-saving impact seat belts can have – on the
road, but more specifically in the quarry. Officially named and
made public in July, Martin Marietta joined the effort this past fall
when Chairman and CEO Ward Nye and Vice President
of Safety and Health Michael Hunt asked all operations to pledge
their support. Company leadership says the topic will continue
to be a focus throughout 2020.
Indiana District HR/Safety Manager Jeff McIntosh said
participation in the initiative was strong in his coverage area,
which he hopes will translate into greater on-the-job safety.
“The cabs of our mobile equipment are made to withstand
the forces of a rollover,” McIntosh said. “If an incident were to
occur, the chances of a miner escaping with just a few bumps
and bruises are great as long as they’re wearing a seat belt.”
Striving to make the same point, Senior HR Business Partner
Chris Kearnes recalled the details of an MSHA report filed several
years ago after an incident at a competitor’s quarry. A new haul
truck driver was being trained by a more experienced driver when
a vehicular accident occurred.
“Both men were in the same cab. The new driver was wearing
his seat belt because he had recently been trained to do so.
The experienced driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt. He was
ejected from the vehicle and later died of his injuries. The new
driver walked away without a scratch. It’s a sad story, but it’s the
clearest way I can think of to illustrate how important seat belts
are,” Kearnes said.
Operations participating in Why Risk It? Just Click It! receive
a number of campaign materials, including posters to hang
prominently in employee areas and sign-up sheets that allow
miners to pledge their own support to the cause. Those who do
provide their signature and support are given a hard hat sticker
bearing the initiative’s logo. A spokesman for the NSSGA said the
program has been quite popular and that the organization hopes
to make a second push this year as part of a continued effort to
reinforce seat belt safety. ▼
Logo courtesy of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association.
Miners who sign their
support for the NSSGA’s
Why Risk It? Just Click It!
campaign receive a hard
hat sticker bearing the
initiative’s logo.
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