Important message regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Click Here X JOIN OUR TEAM SAFETY COLAS USA, a national leader in infrastructure construction and maintenance, has more than 5,000 employees working out of 50 offices throughout 25 states. Using a traditional approach to safety management, the organization has made year-over-year improvements. However, COLAS USA strives for nothing less than excellence, especially in terms of safety performance, so in 2015 company leaders decided to drive for world-class performance. Jean Vidal, CEO of COLAS USA, led eight subsidiary companies to embark on a journey toward “Colas Goal Zero” – using the process Caterpillar Safety Services (CSS) developed to achieve a safety culture transformation and world-class results. Delta has embraced the philosophy and actions of the Colas Goal Zero Process. We have established a Delta Safety Steering Team, consisting of employees representing a cross-section of our company, including front-line employees, supervisors, and managers. Specific safety performance initiatives are developed and implemented through Continuous Improvement (CI) Teams under the guidance of the Delta Safety Steering Team. Delta Safety Steering Team in August 2017. These CI Teams are entirely comprised of hourly front-line employees. Why? Incident investigation data reveals that more than 90% of injuries are caused by at-risk behaviors, rather than hazardous conditions on the worksite. Since, front-line employees work closest to the at-risk behaviors, they are also the closest to a solution to avoid those behaviors. The role of the Delta Safety Steering Team and CI Teams is to define specific activities within leading indicator processes (safety meetings, inspections, observation programs, training, etc.) for all members of the organization. These activities connect all levels of the company and are designed to create a continual presence of safety. To date, the Delta Safety Steering Team has launched four employee-driven CI Teams to build specific processes around safety meetings, new hire orientation, near-miss incidents, and job safety analysis. Continuous Improvement Team #1 - Safety Meetings Accountability is the key to driving change. When we all know what the goal is, how each of us can directly impact it, and how to tell if we are making progress, we are much more likely to be engaged in the process. Measuring the quality of proactive leading indicator safety processes that front-line employees, supervisors, and managers are completing gives a prediction of the desired outcomes (better injury statistics). Continuous Improvement Team #2 - New Hire Orientation The activities developed by the CI Teams were designed to transform unwanted behaviors, beliefs, and norms through new and improved processes, and to gain engagement throughout the ranks for desired behaviors, beliefs, and norms. The Delta Safety Steering Team members developed five “key messages” they believe build trust, define goals, explain the process, involve people, drive accountability, and celebrate achievements in each safety activity recommended by a CI Team. Continuous Improvement Team #3 - SHIELDS Those key messages are: 1. Go Home Safe. Everyone. Every day. 2. Be Heard. Communication lets us address concerns and celebrate successes. 3. Work Together. Reach Goal Zero for a better culture. 4. You Drive Change. 5. Trust is a Must. From the senior leader to the newest hire. At Delta Companies Inc., leaders consistently demonstrate their intentions with actions that positively influence the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of their employees. The slogan at the Delta Companies Inc. is “Safety / Our Way of Life,” and it is truly becoming so. Continuous Improvement Team #4 - Safe Operating Procedures Continuous Improvement Team #5 - Inspections Accountability SHIELDS FORM Recent Delta News Concerned Customer We recently received a complaint from a “customer.” We will call this customer George. George sent us the following email. (The customer& Continue Reading Heartland Materials Quarry Welcomes Local Firefighters Around 6 p.m. on the evening of August 23, multiple fire trucks pulled through the gate at our Heartland Materials Quarry in Jackson, Missouri! No, Continue Reading SEE ALL NEWS Social Networks ABOUT Company Overview History Delta News SERVICES Products Aggregates Asphalt Liquid Asphalt Roadways Industrial/Commercial Airports CAREERS Delta Careers Internships Delta Jobs Employee Referral Form SUSTAINABILITY Ethics Safety Environmental Stewardship Community Quality RESOURCES Recommended Links Material Calculators EMPLOYEE PORTAL CONTACT US PHONE: 573.334.5261 114 S. Silver Springs Road Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 View Map An Equal Opportunity, M/F/D/V, Affirmative Action Employer © 2021 Delta Companies Inc. Powered by Element 74