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.

Committee Leadership:

 

First and Last Name

Company Name

Co-Chair:

Caleb Scheve

Price Gregory International

Co-Chair:

James Carithers

Peak USG

Secretary:

Eddie Ramos

North Country Drilling

Committee Team:

SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT

  

Ryan Connors

PipeSak Incorporated

Associate

Randy Bunch

Eastern Utilities Services

Contractor

Matthew Murphy

Grace Industries LLC

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
2025 Top Goals:
  • 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.