Proudly Celebrating 35 Years in Business!

Safety

Safety Drives Our Success

It is our core belief the health and safety of people is our number one priority. Rycon works diligently at all levels to improve our safety culture by educating, training, mentoring, and establishing safe working protocols while empowering our employees to identify and correct workplace hazards. It is instilled throughout our company that no project is more important than an individual’s well-being. It is part of our culture for every employee at Rycon to take on roles as safety manager. Construction can be dangerous, and we will continue to adapt and innovate to keep our employees and everyone around our job sites safe.

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Internal Audits Each Year

Our processes have been reviewed and approved by the following
web-based verification websites

Safety First

Safety Life Cycle

Plan and estimate reviews to evaluate safe constructability and appropriate safety budgeting

Evaluation of project turnover conditions to ensure safety for end-user

Ongoing safety training, task/job hazard analysis, safety inspections and audits, oversight of safety-critical operations

Development of project-specific safety plans, worker orientation and training, pre-planning of safety-critical activities

Who We Are

Meet our degreed safety professionals

Mike Penrod

VP of Risk Mgmt/Labor Ops.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Safety Science & Engineering, OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer Authorization, Knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH, UL, ANSI, NEC, ACGIH, and EPA standards, guidelines, and regulations, ICRA 24-Hour Certification

Pat Ferguson

Corporate Safety Director & ICRA/DOH
Compliance Manager

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Safety & Environmental Management, OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer, OSHA 10-Hour Certification, OSHA 30-Hour Certification, ICRA 8-Hour Certification, ICRA 24-Hour Certification, ASHM, Scaffolding competent person certification

Brad Graves

Southern Safety Manager

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Safety Science & Environmental Management, OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer Authorization, OSHA 30-Hour Certification

Cory Keller, CSP

Safety Coordinator

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Safety, Health and Environment Applied Science. Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST), OSHA 510 Certified, Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), and First Aid/AED/CPR Instructor

TJ Winkler

Safety Coordinator

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Safety Management. OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer, OSHA 10-Hour Certification, OSHA 30-Hour Certification, and First Aid/AED/CPR trained

Colin Keller, CSP

Safety Coordinator

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Health & Environmental Applied Science, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST)

Javier Duque

Safety Coordinator

Queens College Associates Degree in Business Management. Over 15 years' experience in Safety and Risk Management. OSHA 500, 501, 510, and 511 authorized instructor. CPR/First Aid/AED/BLS Certified.

Anthony Castelli

Safety Coordinator

Columbia Southern University Bachelor Degree in Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA 500, 501, 502, 510, 511 authorized instructor, and OSHA 40-Hour certified. CPR/First Aid/AED Certified.

Lance Petro

Safety Coordinator

Eastern Kentucky University M.S. in Safety, Security, & Emergency, B.S. in Criminal Justice. OSHA Outreach Trainer, Construction & General Industry. Member of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and American Society of Safety Professionals. CPR & AED Certified.

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