Employee Safety

Safety snapshot

By Jordan Striff, Employee Safety Employee Safety,

including the district safety representatives, have been hard at work developing new training (confined space, fall protection, and trenching/excavation), delivering training to hundreds of employees statewide, and receiving training to further their professional knowledge.

In early April, Alexander Barrett, Colter Bame, Erik Brannigan and Jordan Striff attended a Department of Homeland Security sponsored training at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site in Mercury, Nevada. The NNSS is where atomic bombs were tested above and below ground until the early 1990s. Training was conducted at the Apple-2 Nuke Detonation Site where residual radioactive material still exists today. This training introduced the team to radiological/nuclear incidents and threats Wyoming roadways are subject to on a daily basis.

In mid-April, the safety team conducted trench and excavation training in Sheridan. This training focused on the new trench boxes Employee Safety purchased for use in the field to protect employees from trench cave-in and collapse hazards.

Training@aGlance

In early May, the team conducted confined space entry and rescue training at the Midwest shop. This included lowering the

Check out the upcoming training opportunities from WYDOT-U and the Transportation Learning Network. Don’t forget to check out the calendar on NEOGOV to see upcoming training events!

“dummy,” Jordan Striff, into a confined space to test our equipment, rescue procedures, and to ensure the team stays up to date on the hazards WYDOT employees face.

If you think safety training is expensive and boring, try the cost of an injury and rehabilitation!

Training@aGlance

Check out the upcoming training opportunities from WYDOT-U and the Transportation Learning Network. Don’t forget to check out the calendar on NEOGOV to see upcoming training events!