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July 2016 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2

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GCC Participates in National Safety Stand-Down

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During the period May 2-6, 2016, Gilchrist Con-struction Company observed and participated in National Safety Stand-Down. The purpose of the observation was to raise awareness of prevent-ing fall hazards in construction. This was a vol-untary event, sponsored by the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Admin-istration (OSHA). GCC used this opportunity not only to focus on fall protection awareness, but all categories of safe work, including: • Access & Egress • Caught In/Between • Equipment & Vehicles • Excavation & Embankment • Fall Protection • Material Handling & Storage • PPE • Planning • Traffic Control

GCC participated in last year’s Stand-Down which was a tremendous success, reaching more than 2.5 million workers. In 2016, OSHA”s goal was to reach 5 million workers. What a great way to raise awareness and also continue to educate our workforce. Valerie Aymond

Over 80% of our workforce, a total of 269 GCC employees, participated in Stand-Down toolbox talks during our campaign, as represented in the table below.

Table 1: GCC Job Site/Division Participation Toolbox Talks/National Safety Stand-Downs 2016

During Stand-Down week, GCC teams continued our practice of documenting daily risk observa-tions in all categories, by project and team. For the period May 2 - 6, 2016, GCC teams document-

ed 455 risk observations in the following categories: Table 2: GCC Project & Division Risk Observations by Category; May 2-6, 2016

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Job 1186 Harrisonburg

Job 1214 I-49 Job 1192 Simpson

Job 1216 Design Build

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Equipment, & Alexandria Asphalt Teams

Job 1228 I-20

Transportation Team

Job 1221 LA1 Avoyelles Parish

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Thanks to all of our GCC teams for your participation, and to our partners at Travelers and Marsh, Ken and John, for their sup-port. Special recognition goes to the GCC Risk Management Team, Kevin Grage and Butch Mackey, for making it happen.

Valerie Aymond Chief Resource Officer

2016 GCC Employee Field Safety Awards were presented on April 23rd, during GCC’s annual Family Day. These employees were recognized for working accident and incident-free during their tenure with GCC. Congratulations and thank you for your continued contribution to our success!


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GCC 2016 GCC 2016 GCC 2016 GCC 2016 Family DayFamily DayFamily DayFamily Day Thanks to all of our employees, families, and friends who joined us for our annual GCC Family Day on Saturday, April 23rd. It was a beautiful day with fun for the entire family. The food was great, the music was good, and we had the opportunity to celebrate the positives with our employees and their families. The kids had many activities and crafts in which to participate, and the adults had a great time as well. Our 2016 GCC Family Day event had the highest participation yet; both from a total attendance perspective and the percentage of our workforce who participated! Family Day statistics are represented below:

GCC 2016 Family Day Attendance by Employee, Guests, and Children

Employee participation represents 44.2% of our total workforce in attendance!

GCC Family Day; Employee Participation Trends: 2010-2016

And, based upon past years, we had another fantastic turnout!

Family Day Volunteers

A huge shout out to our employee volunteers and their family members that offered to help make this day special. Curnest Guillot (spouse, Gail) Greg Sidney Freddie Crawford Shannon Kay (daughter, Jessica) Keith Dauzat Kevin Bourke Sam Linville (mother-in-law, Toni) Scotty Stelly Bobby Claiborne Calico Bonness (spouse, Stacie) Keith Turner Stacy Bonds Ginny Petersen (spouse, Julius) Kent Burnaman Kent Burnaman Roger Dunlap (spouse, Kathy) Jose Miller (spouse, Jessica) This is the largest group of volunteers we have ever had, and what a difference it made! My sincere thanks, Jan Williams, Family Day Chair

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2016 2nd Quarter Safety Leadership Education series, Supervisor Leadership Development Workshop - Part III. This training is the third of a three-part series which focuses on building supervisor competencies for effective safety leadership. It was an appropriate follow-up to the last two sessions which included the components of safety leadership, safety coaching, safety communication, situ-ational awareness, hazard control, and ergonomics for supervisors. In continuing with our efforts to provide training based upon employee feedback from the safety perception sur-vey (Travelers Safety View®) that we conducted in late 2014, the final portion of this curriculum concentrated on the following topics: • Post-Injury Management • Accident Analysis • Economics of Safety

Supervisor Leadership Development Workshop

May 18 & 19, 2016 Phillip Bordelon Davis Bordelon Bryan Juneau Ryan Hazelton Kenny Emrick Anthony Jordan Bryan Bordelon Jeremy LaPrairie Dirk Fontenot Craig McFerrin Alsey Lachney Jeremy Dufour Tip Whiddon Keith Franklin Greg Branch Kevin Bourke Kodie Brouillette Michael Gauthier Matthew Armand Kelly Knight Roland Welch Kenneth Kopf Butch Mackey Brian Hattaway Shane Carter Daymond Brister Frank Maury Rodney Jones Jason Ducote Tommy Dauzat Farrel Thomas Jeffery Kalz Chad Bordelon Shelton Strother Salvador Rodriguez Keith Dauzat J.J. Hickey John Paul Greg Sidney Roger Guillot Kent Burnaman Scott Sterritt Mark Gardner Don Mercer Tommy Lachney Kelly Smith Charles Sonnier David Ndoumba Greg Reynaud Richard Ferguson Greg Hagar Matt Castille Wilmon Frank Kane Gagnard Brett Sherman Glen Russell

A very special thanks to our phenomenal instructor, Mr. Jesse Matthews, with Travelers Loss Control Services

To our employees who completed all 9 modules, congratulations! You will receive the Travelers Supervisor Leadership Development Workshop Certification which is good for CEU credits.

Thanks to everyone for ensuring we work safe and send folks home the way they came to work. Valerie Aymond, Chief Resource Officer


At Gilchrist Construction Company, we continue to dis-cuss the correlation between managing our risk and em-ployee education. The more enhanced our skills, knowledge, and abilities, the greater our ability to safely conduct work operations. A topic of interest for 2016 is the enhanced knowledge of equipment, which includes proper maintenance of our resources. We made the commitment early in the year to conduct quarterly training events for employee educa-tion in this area. As part of our Quarterly Equipment Education Series, our partners at Timmons arranged for a vendor to facilitate an on-site Brake Certifica-tion Class on Thursday, May 26th. The curriculum included topics around maintenance, diagnostic, and installation instructions on: - air chambers - s-cams - brakes - cam hardware - brake hardware - manual and auto slacks - drums Congratulations to the 31 attendees below who completed the Brake Certification Class held at the Alexandria Equipment Shop; résumés, matrices, and IDP's were updated accordingly. These participants also received a Brake Certification Certificate of Compliance. Valerie Aymond, Chief Resource Officer

2nd Quarter Equipment Education — Brake Certification Class

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Derrek Keane James Bindon Charlie Reynolds

Greg Sidney Thomas Manuel Keith Dauzat

Michael Nugent Brad Bordelon Harold Henderson

Ethan Bertolino Kelly Smith David Littleton

Butch Mackey Kevin Baker Johnny Hart

Gary Hattaway Brian Blake Carl Bell

Jeff Smith Harvey Dixon Robert Mayeaux

Danny Trudell Scotty Richey Albert Gaspard

Davis Bordelon Gilbert Haynes Terry McCrea

Ronald Shaw

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What is Jump Start? Jump Start is the state's pro-gram for school districts, col-leges, and businesses to col-laborate in providing career courses and workplace expe-riences to high school stu-dents, certifying them for the career fields most likely to lead to high-demand jobs such as those in the heavy highway industry. Sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Education and The Rapides Foundation, regional Jump Start Teams are working to identify important career opportunities, specific to each region of the state, for which students may earn industry-based certifi-cations and credentials. By offering credentials that give graduates a leg up in Louisiana’s economy of to-day and tomorrow, Jump Start will prepare our high school graduates for a productive adulthood. GCC was proud to have been a part of this program today, as regional educators toured local businesses to learn about career opportunities. GCC was one of several employers asked to host the second annual Jump Start Work Experience Exchange Camp. 20 regional educators participated in a presentation and work demonstration at our main office in Alexandria. We talked with teachers about exciting career opportu-nities in the construction industry, the demand for construction jobs, and the cool technology that exists in our industry.

Thanks to Chad Bordelon for showcasing our high tech resources, including our drone. Our audience was impressed by this state-of-the art technology and expressed excitement about bringing the information they learned back into their classrooms. We are working to educate our future workforce! This is a great example of liv-ing the GCC Core Purpose of "working together to improve ourselves, our industries, and our communities". Thanks again to everyone who participated in Jump Start activities and also to The Rapides Foundation, The Orchard Foundation, and Steph-anie Moreau for coordinating this great event!

Valerie Aymond Chief Resource Officer

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Safety and the Traveling Public

Words of gratitude for Butch Mackey, safety representative, who stopped to help a stranded motorist.


Legacy Health & Wellness Legacy Health & Wellness Legacy Health & Wellness Legacy Health & Wellness Weight Loss ChallengeWeight Loss ChallengeWeight Loss ChallengeWeight Loss Challenge The 3rd annual Weight-Loss Challenge, sponsored by Legacy Health & Wellness, matched AFCO, Gilchrist, and RoyOMartin in a contest where everyone wins by losing. The challenge lasted 8 weeks, where the total amount of pounds lost was measured by percentage. Final results were released on April 26th. The teams placed as follows: Congratulations to all who participated and to our GCC winners, Curnest Guillot and Denise Winn.

This year’s Dragon Boat Race was another success as we paddled our hearts out for fun and fitness! Way to go Wave Pavers! The charity event raised money and awareness for the Alexandria Museum of Art; a non-profit that promotes visual art in central Louisiana. Our team placed 3rd in the Dragon Master Flight. Awesome job team! Thank you to our 20 paddlers and our drummer for participating in this exciting event. Also, a huge thanks to Rodney Jones for cooking again this year. This was a great team building experience for those who participated. Togetherness, leadership, and fit-nessL..and what great fun we had doing it. Get healthy, get involved.

Amy Sonnier, GCC Wellness Coach

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“Up to Grow Good” is a local business in Cottonport that sells fresh produce. Orders for boxes of locally-grown vegetables are placed bi-monthly and deliv-ered to each of Legacy’s partners’ offices monthly for those employees who choose to order. Each box costs $20 and includes seasonal produce such as tomatoes, various peppers, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, carrots, kale, broccoli, beets, lettuce, and much more! This is a great way to foster healthy eating habits. If you are interested in learning more about Up to Grow Good’s produce boxes, contact Amy Sonnier at Legacy Health & Wellness at (318) 441-2220.

Up to Grow Good

At the inaugural Health Care Heroes Awards ceremony held June 23rd, the following Legacy Health & Wellness staff members received awards:

Brian Elkins, M.D., FAAFP – 2016 Health Care Hero John Hall, MHA, FNP – Best Medical Office Manager Rebecca Redmon, LPN – Best Licensed Practical Nurse Karen Fisher – Best Medical Assistant Sponsored by The Town Talk, the Health Care Heroes Awards were voted on by Central Louisiana resi-dents. Each of the six Legacy staff members was a finalist in one or more categories! Congratulations! Under the guidance of Medical Director Dr. Elkins, Legacy currently serves more than 3,000 employees and eli-gible dependents of Gilchrist Construction Company, RoyOMartin, and AFCO Industries. Patients can receive treatment for a variety of common illnesses and chronic conditions, in addition to health-lifestyle coaching. Other services include blood work; EKGs; men’s, women’s, and pediatric wellness checks; immunizations; sports-related physicals; tobacco-cessation resources; minor surgical procedures; and more. Patients enjoy access to quality care that is efficiently managed, with minimal wait time.

Legacy Health & Wellness formed in early 2011 as a partnership between RoyOMartin and Gilchrist Construction Company, L.L.C. Formerly known as the Central Louisiana Family Health and Wellness Center, Legacy expand-ed its services to include AFCO Industries, Inc. in 2014.

Congratulations again to our team at Legacy Health & Wellness! We appreciate all you do!

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