Safety & Risk Management
Mission/Charter Statement:
The mission of the DCA Safety & Risk Management Committee is to review safety related information provided by DCA members, encourage and foster innovative safety practices, and hold open discussions on how safety affects job sites, companies and our lives by incorporating operational excellence into safety committee actions and recommendations. The Committee also oversees the Arthur T. Everham Safety Award, assists with the Safety Director and Safety Person of the Year Awards, and plays an integral part of planning DCA’s annual Safety Congress.
| First and Last Name | Company Name | |
| Co-Chair: | Caleb Scheve | Price Gregory International |
| Co-Chair: | Eddie Ramos | North Country Directional Drilling, LLC |
| Secretary: | Tim Schmitt | Michels Utility Services Inc. |
| SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT | ||
| Jacob Adams Mireles | Distribution Contractors Association | Staff |
| Ryan Connors | PipeSak Incorporated | Associate |
| James Carithers | Peak USG | Associate |
| Jason Cramer | Wright Traffic Control | Associate |
| John DeVito | Hallen Construction | Associate |
| Tony Groebner | Groebner | Associate |
| Glenn Grove | Aaron Enterprises Inc. | Associate |
| Adam Lanier | Miller Pipeline | Associate |
| Brian Mattson | Digital Control Incorporated | Associate |
| Kelsey Moreland | Precision Pipeline LLC – WI | Associate |
| Matt Murphy | Grace Industries LLC | Associate |
| Jeremy Neill | United Rentals Inc. | Associate |
| Brandon Rumpca | Q3 Contracting, Inc. | Associate |
| Randall Sagante | Miller Pipeline, Mountain Region | Associate |
| Randy Bunch | Eastern Utilities Services | Contractor |
| Michael Giordano PE | Eastern Utilities Services | Contractor |
| Darrin Smith | Aaron Enterprises, Inc. | Contractor |
| Eric Egelhoff | InfraSource LLC | Contractor |
| Jason Baker | Mears Group, Inc. | Contractor |
2024 Top Achievements:
- The update of DCA benchmarking questionnaire to allow increased value in data collection
- Increase of DCA Safety Congress participation
- Introductory discussion on innovative safety practices
- Introductory discussion on Operational Excellence Program
- Subcommittee creation to address Leading Indicators
- The development of a foreman safety leadership recognition program
- The promotion of quality field leadership engagement practices and tracking
- The introduction High Energy Control Assessments practices
- The development of a lessons learned repository for distribution construction SIF events
- Update the dcaweb.org/besafe website
Charge: Review all information concerning safety in the industry and safe job-site practices. Has oversight for the Arthur T. Everham Safety Award and the Annual Safety Congress.
Composition: The Co-Chairs of each committee are appointed by the President at the Mid Year Meeting. The Members of the committee are self selecting, though the President can appoint members to the committee.