Deltera Construction

Commitment...
A term widely used in the field of safety, but rarely truly practiced.

It means spending money and time on training and safety equipment, and removing individuals from projects for disciplinary purposes. Commitment is following through with what we believe in, even when time is short, or money is tight.  The result...

A life saved.

On a Thursday in March, 2005, a form-worker was warned by our Deltera superintendent for not properly using fall arrest. That same worker was found the following day again near the edge of the building risking his life by not securing himself to the building. The superintendent immediately brought that worker to the office and gave him a final written notice to either comply with Deltera's safety requirements or be removed from the project permanently. The worker agreed, and 'promised' to wear and use his fall arrest equipment from there on.

On the following Monday, at 7:05 am, the same individual was at the edge of the 7th floor hooking up the chains for the fly-form when the crane operator accidentally lifted the cable knocking the worker off the 7th floor slab edge. This time the worker was tied-off, and was left hanging from the slab.

I am confident in saying that our Deltera superintendent saved the life of this individual, and is very proud of this fact, rather than facing the cold reality of what could have been. In the past ten years I have known a lot of companies, and super's that may have said nothing, and the result would have been devastating.

Again, it's that word commitment, and we truly are.

Steve Heck, CRSP, BASc
Deltera Safety Manager

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