Reminder: Safety Stand Down
— Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 —
This year's Safety Stand Down is quickly approaching! It is slated for Wednesday, September 30. There will be two afternoon sessions for all employees. You should have seen a "Save the Date" type of calendar request in the last few days that shows the time slot for each particular district and division along with the link to attend. 
The groups will be divided up as such on September 30:
District 1, 2, 5, and 6 will be at 1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. MST
D1 EOC
D2 North Conference Room
D5 Large Annex Conference Room
D6 EOC
District 3, 4, and HQ will be at 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. MST
D3 Large Conference Room
D4 Shoshone EOC
D4 Twin Falls Conference Room
HQ Auditorium
HQ 212 Conference Room
We will be doing this via a virtual platform this year, focusing on the best practices we developed to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and the "new no
rmal" we have identified in our work areas.
We will be providing discussion leaders to guide us through each topic area. We'll be recording the sessions, then we'll post the best one.
The event really is geared toward employee safety and the sharing of best practices. Please be prepared to share with your group any new norms you have implemented in your work areas relating to COVID-19.
If you have any questions about the time of your event on September 30, or have questions about the event itself, please contact either Safety Stand Down Team lead Jesse Barrus, or Michelle Cobler and Eddie Martinez, the WebEx gurus.
This can be fun and still convey important information. This is about keeping us, our loved ones, and our co-workers safe.
The Safety Stand Down will feature the all-employee afternoon WebEx sessions, but also has a day-long agenda geared toward employees involved in work zones:
ITD/AGC Employee
Safety Stand Down
Sept. 30, 2020
8 AM - ITD Executive Welcome Video emailed – Click link to view video
8:15 AM – Noon LOCAL EVENTS
- Various Construction projects plan joint safety meetings with contractors on project sites
- Please include a topic of work zone safety.
- Virtual meetings with contractor guests
- If you do not have an active project being built but perhaps have one that is coming up, this would also be a good time to engage with the contractor in a virtual meeting to discuss work zone safety for one or multiple projects on a major route.
- Internal Safety meetings
- Have a safety meeting and then identify and fix something safety related.
- Submit a safety related innovation to Innovate ITD.
1 PM – 3 PM STATEWIDE EVENTS – WebEx
ITD Internal Safety Stand Down - ALL EMPLOYEES
SESSION 1A - District 1, 2, 5, and 6 will be at 1 p.m.-1:50 p.m. MST
SESSION 1B - District 3, 4, and HQ will be at 2 p.m.-2:50 p.m. MST
1. Operation Information: Vince Trimboli - Our Communication staff developed a new website to quickly disseminate information in near real-time so we can be as up-to-date as possible. Information was changing daily at times.
2. ITD Pony Express: Jeff Marker - When Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies were sparse at the beginning of the pandemic, ITD mobilized and used all available resources to procure these supplies and distribute them around the state.
3. The Online Experience: Mark McKinney - When 1,600+ ITD employees went home to work, ETS stepped up and secured everyone a VPN and initiated virtual platforms so we could maintain our workflow.
4. Mission Possible: Reymundo Rodriquez - Despite all the uncertainty, and amid stay-at-home orders, ITD has maintained our excellent customer service. It didn't matter if it was field or office work — we continued to provide needed services.
5. The Basics: Mike Ahlers - Social distancing, wearing a mask, good sanitation habits, and more. These are basic good practices that we have implemented across the state because we respect each other.
3 PM – 4 PM STATEWIDE PARTNERING EVENT
WORK ZONE SAFETY - AGC/ITD/ISP PANEL
Contractors can come to office or via WebEx event.
Anyone dealing with highway work zones and field safety should attend.
Sponsor remarks: Dan McElhinney (ITD) and Wayne Hammon (AGC)
WORK ZONE SAFETY - AGC/ITD/ISP PANEL
What’s important to the Contractor? Jack Snyder - Western Construction
What’s important to ISP? Captain David Neth - Idaho State Police
What’s important to ITD? John Tomlinson - Idaho Transportation Department
Work Zone Safety in the media: Vince Trimboli - Idaho Transportation Department
Partnering together to make our work zones meet drivers expectations? Joint Panel
Legend
AGC - Associated General Contractors
ISP - Idaho State Police
Published 09-25-20