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GERMAIN The multi-year balanced budget was a feat. It was a painful fthere’s asecrettoshaping astrongculture of eCOR™(Certicate of Recognition)safety but productivesafety,i exerciset’sthis: erea thatre no se fullycrets. illustratedprogr amthehas city’sbecome an industry standard.Currently, Sharinginformation is keytosuccess, and about 75 percentofManitoba’sheavy construction challenges,th andeheavy thecons needtruction toindu prioritizestry is unique ininvestment,companies areC notOR™-cer tied.Lee wouldliketosee thIat itsmembers arewillingtocollaborate, says Gord theindustryitselfmoveitupwards of 90 percent. Accurate HD safety coordinator Marc Rodrigue reviewssafetylogs. PhotobyDARCY FINLEY spending,Lee, preinsiden coretofN services.elsonRiverConstruction. “You actonsafetybecauseit’sthe rightthing to “Whateveryou’vedonereallywellinyour do andifyou have astrongmoral compass,whichI hazard assessments rst thinginthe morningand “Because we allhavetoworkalongside each other owncompany,you’rehappy to shareitwithyour believe most of theemployers in ourindustrydo. It’s reassessingpotential hazardsthroughout theday. andifeverybodyisheldtothe same standardsthat What I saw play out was a rigorous exercise in competitor so that they don’t nd themselves in a good fortheir people,it’sgood fortheir companyand “Someone mightnotice atreewithabigwaspnest willhelptakesafety from good to great.” discipline – tough choices, innovative solutions, predicamentthatyou couldhaveotherwise helped it’s theresponsible thingtodo.” later,”hesays. Earlier this year,HughMunroinitiated a an honest engagement with constituents who them with,” Leesays. Inspired by thebook Good to Great: WhySome “In thelastyearwehavehad twoemployees Behaviour-BasedSafety (BBS) program as an expressed ardent and competing positions on a “It’sjustamazingthe cooperation youget on CompaniesMakethe Leap …and Others Don’t, workingfor us that were highlyallergictobee incentive to encourage workerstofocus on safety wide array of services. safety from people whocould be your most erce by American businessconsultantJim Collins, the stings… thosethings also have to be broughtupto behaviours,bothgood andbad.Workers ll out e multi-year balanced budget was a feat. It competitor. ey’requite open about what they’re ManitobaHeavy Construction Association(MHCA) thecrew.” cardsand submit them in aballot box, with the was a painful but productive exercise that fully doingtobesafety-mindedand youreciprocate.” is lookingatwaystoapply Collins’ analyses to raising When in doubt, Rodrigue calls upon optiontobeentered in adrawfor small prizes,or illustrated the city’s challenges, and the need At Nelson RiverConstruction, successrests on thesafetybar. at meansadheringtocore values, WORKSAFELY™ sta andother companies for remain anonymous. to prioritize investment, not spending, in core promotingasenseof“internal responsibility” as maintainingfocus andtakingactionbecauseit’sa advice,and he’s happytoreturnthe favour. Reported behaviours might be anythingfrom services. well as maintainingalonghistoryofcorporate responsibility,not ajob. Goodhas been with Hugh MunroConstruction noting that an equipmentoperatorfailedtouse Not everyone ended in a happy place with the responsibility. e rst stepistohavethe rightpeopleinthe right formorethan30years,and since 2010, he has been three-point contactwhileclimbingo amachine, to 2020 budget; has that ever been the case? “Internal responsibility means that safety always place.PeoplelikeHughMunroConstructionsafety teachingsafety in formal classroomand workshop acknowledgingaworkerwho droveatasafespeed How did street repairs fare? ere will be starts with theindividual,”Lee says. “Eachofushas coordinator BrentGood andAccurate HD safety settings as well as in the eld. throughajob site. small cuts in the rst three years and larger ones aresponsibilitytoact safely forour ownsakeand so coordinator Marc Rodrigue. “If you’re workingwithasubcontractorwho isn’t, ereports arenot used forpunitive response but in the 4th and 5th years. In six years, the total we don’tbring harm to thepersonnext to youoreven eMHCAwas amongeight organizations that say, up to parontheir safety,wewould make sure rather as valuable feedback.Good has used some reduction is $30 million. at’s hard to take. outside of your group.” presented awards at theinauguralSafetys, co-hosted to help them out,givethemsomeguidance, make issues in hi stoolbox talks. But, digging into the details shows just how Leesaysseniormanagementhas always provided by SAFE Work Manitoba in September. Rodrigue them awareofthings they should have in their Loo says theopencommunicationcontributes to a unequivocalsupport forsafetyinitiatives. hard the decisionsreceive dtwerehe forrst council’sMHCA BudgetWORKSAFELY™ safety safety program.” cultureofsafety from thetop to bottom. “It’salwayssafety rst,productionsWorkingecond. Group.I leader award. Hugh Munrogeneralmanager WayneLoo says it Rather than laying blame, thecompany uses remember back rightfrom theearliestdays, 30 eyears street repairAlon budgetgwit hpwasro badlyvidin impairedgsafety or byien tation fornew benets everyone to helpsmaller companies bridge incidents forlearningpurposes, andsharesthat ago, when Iwas workingpart-time here,saftheetya provinciallways wo government’srkers, WORKSAFELY™ withdrawal intr 2018ainin gsessionsand anysafetygapsand increase baselineknowledge information with others. took precedence at Nelson RiverConstructifromon.” a long-standing“toolbox ”troadsalk fundings, Rodrigue agreement. conducts inspections throughout theindustry. “Sharing what’s been successful andnot successful In theearly days, only afew in theindusIntr response,yreally councilto ensu lastre ev yeareryo allottedne on aj aboutob si $40te is in compliance “ebestthingwecan do as an industry is make forcompanies is notgoing to create anyunfair paid attentiontothatelementofoperationmillions, Leesay froms. wia one-timeth safety protfederalocol tops—e upve ofry gas-thingfrom wearing sure that everybodyworkiTheng 2020in th isWinnipegindustry localis streetadva ntrepairagec budgetompetiti wasve ed helpedge to throughcontracto borrowingrs.It’sall Chris Lorenc“Today ev iseryb theodyt presidenthinks about it.” tax revenues peforrs municipalities.onal protectio neBut quthisipm year’senttoc onducting gettingtothe same standardsand levels,” he says. leadingtogrowth.” ❱❱❱ Colin Corneau photo $20-million tranche became the focus of a of the Manitoba Heavy pitched battle among councillors as some saw it Construction Association as a resource to stave o cuts in other programs. Further, last year council decided to use the revenues from the 2% annual tax that was e’ve heard the clichés about dedicated to street repairs to help fund bridges the torturedMa processnitoba of – a risky’s precedent.largest Sure enough, this year some budget writing. I think Mayor councillors called to open that revenue source Specializing in Brian Bowman, his council more broadly to fund other services. •Asphalt Paving/Concrete Paving Wcolleagues and thean administrationdm wouldost have dependablSo that’s just some idea how hard the ghte was had way more fun stu ng sausage casings this for Mayor Brian Bowman and Finance Chair •Site Development year. Scott Gillingham, supported by a number of City council and administration pulled o a councillors who also recognize reinvestment •Sewer &Water Services remarkable achievementDu with the 2020-2023st Coin local andnt regional streetsro as a ltop priority, •Diamond Grinding Operating and Capital Budget, approved March re ecting the perennial views of Winnipeggers. 20. In the end, street repair budgets were cut. And First, revenues are stretched, as with most the $20 million in gas-tax revenues originally years. City administration was Prtasked withov taggedide for use in 2020r was re-directed; council capping operating budgets and reducing capital back lled the hole by borrowing $20 million, expenditures to balance the budget, as is required to be repaid by taking $1 million from the local by provincial legislation every year. street reserves over 30 years. Administration came backfo with somer2 tough 7Years cuts for council. Maybe this happens every year, you say? Yes, Hard to swallow, yes. but this year, the dra and redra tug-of-war e MHCA ultimately supported the 2020 was done in full view of the public. budget. And we congratulated city council on Last year, council adopted a new budget its accomplishment in producing a tough but process for greater transparency, exposing reasoned