Safety starts with putting people first.
It’s not just about checklists, inspections, and meetings, said Steve Skau, vice president of safety and compliance for Nelosca Technologies. It’s also about everyone on a job having the ability to give feedback and know it will be valued.
“Everything we do at Nelosca starts with safety, no matter what scope of work we’re doing,” Skau said.
British company Fish Guidance Systems Ltd specializes in fish guidance equipment. They were set to work alongside Barr Engineering (Barr) as the prime contractor in a new study-based project in Kentucky, and hired Nelosca Technologies, Inc. (Nelosca) to help execute their revolutionary endeavor.
We’re nearly halfway through 2019, and unless you’ve been in a cave or under a rock, you understand that the environmental market is exploding right now. I have been in the environmental industry for 32 years (wow that’s a long time), and I do not believe I have ever experienced this much activity. The size, scopes, and complexities of our current projects are overwhelming. J.F Nelosca Company (Nelosca) is extremely fortunate to have a very busy, robust workload this year with some exciting projects underway, and more that are set to begin once fish windows open. Based on our own surplus of work and activity, I wanted to share my observations and discuss the current state of the environmental community from a dredging contractor’s perspective.
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX) took place last week in St. Louis, MO, overlapping with National Maritime Day. Conference attendees, exhibitors, keynotes and panelists came together at the Dome at America’s Center to educate, celebrate (and sometimes commiserate), the state of the inland marine industry.
By Michael Cannell—Quality and Safety Manager
As construction projects pick up speed across the country, so do construction- and safety-related news stories. It’s important to ask: What is Nelosca Technologies, Inc. (Nelosca) doing to ensure the safety of our team? And, can we increase safety measures without sacrificing productivity?
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