Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Safety: Echoing Trust, Training and Performance

The Davey Tree Expert Company Season 5 Episode 4

Jon Schmidt from Davey's safety team shares how he is emphasizing the importance of new, innovative safety measures throughout all of Davey's service lines. 

In this episode we cover:  

  • What does Jon do in his role as program manager for human and organizational performance? (:36) (4:57)
  • How did Jon's research influence safety practices at Davey? (2:30) (11:26) 
  • Who does Jon work closely with in his role? (4:27) 
  • Satisfying work (5:27)
  • Getting people to share thoughts on safety? (6:00)
  • How does Jon build trust with crewmembers about safety measures? (6:55) (7:41)
  • How Jon got to his current role (8:53)
  • What is human performance training? (12:08)
  • What does Jon get out of his job? (14:20)

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