Delray Beach, Florida, winner Jose M. Carrillo stands with ValleyCrest managers in front of his new truck.ValleyCrest Landscape Companies rewarded four employees who had superior workplace safety records with new trucks to celebrate its 2012 National Safety Awareness Day. It was the featured part of safety events the company held across the country where more than 10,000 employees gathered to recognize superior performance in workplace safety.
In a typical day, ValleyCrest crews are out on the road in more than 4,400 trucks, pulling more than 2,500 trailers to thousands of customer job sites where they’ll operate some 9,000 pieces of equipment.
This year marks the 10th year that ValleyCrest has awarded new trucks during which time 51 trucks have been given to workers. Since 2002, the company’s overall claims (at-fault, auto liability claims and OSHA recordable workers compensation claims) have decreased 50 percent during the 10-year period.
Part of a model safety incentive program, the annual Safety Awareness Day truck giveaway reinforces ValleyCrest’s deep commitment to workplace safety by encouraging employees to perform throughout the year accident free. This year a record 4,600 employees across four different U.S. safety regions were eligible to enter a drawing for a new truck. To qualify, full-time field employees must complete one year of service with no accidents and be employed by a branch that meets or exceeds the company’s threshold safety standards.
The four new truck winners for 2012 include (winner, position, division, city and years at company):
* Domingo Cruz Hernandez, a crew leader in the Maintenance Division in Palo Alto, California, who’s been with the company for 14 years.
* Angel Hernandez-Ayala, a gardener in the Maintenance Division in Phoenix, Arizona, who’s been with the company for five years
* Amelia Lopez, a gardener in the Maintenance Division in Tampa, Florida, who’s been with the company for seven years
* Jose M. Carrillo, a crew leader in the Maintenance Division in Delray Beach, Florida, who’s been with the company for four years.
