So you think you have a best-in-class safety program at your roofing company? No, you know your safety program is top-notch. You may have a good safety program, and you may even have a great safety program, but the bar has just been raised by the Evans Roofing Company of Elmira, N.Y.
The boot camps were seminars aimed primarily at team leaders and mechanics, but were attended by all levels of Evans’ staff and management. The boot camp was moderated by Evans Roofing Company Corporate Risk Manager Dave Batrony and included presentations by Evans’ Corporate Risk Specialist, Mike Roden, Steve Halliburton of McGriff, Seibels, & Williams of Texas Inc., and Dan Guerra of Innovative Risk Management.
OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist David D. Heckman also spoke about what it means to be a VPP participant company. Heckman noted that the two Evans companies were the first Mobile Workforce participants in his 24-county district and that they would “set the standard” for future Mobile Workforce VPP applicants. He went on to say, “You guys are going to be the envy of your peers in the roofing industry.” He also told the group that OSHA expects growth in the number of firms lining up to apply for the Mobile Workforce program to be explosive. Heckman served as the Team Leader during the VPP application process.
The VPP was awarded to CFE Inc. by OSHA Syracuse Area Director Chris Adams and to The Charles F. Evans Company Inc. by OSHA Region II Director Mike Levy. Adams and Levy both praised Evans’ management and employee commitment to the VPP process. Bill Fischer, CEO of Evans Roofing Company, said, “This is a tremendous achievement for our company and a recognition of the continuous commitment to safety displayed by our field forces.”