Doug Lanier shared his own experiences revamping his company’s safety program as a cautionary tale for Best of Success attendees. Lanier is the president of Collis Roofing, which has more than 400 employees in its four Florida offices. In 2012, business was booming, the company’s safety record was excellent and the company was named Roofing Contractor’s Residential Contractor of the Year. Then OSHA found unsafe conditions at three jobsites in three different cities, and Lanier’s world was turned upside down. “OSHA combined those three violations into one big violation, and Collis Roofing was on the national news as a major OSHA violator,” he said.
Lanier called attorney Trent Cotney and safety consultant Keven Yarbrough and asked for help getting his safety program back on track. Lanier shared the lessons he learned as part of his discussion titled “Practical Tips to Improve Safety.”