CREW360 is you. It empowers every person, on every job, to take safety in their own hands. A strong safety culture starts in the field, and we trust everybody we work with to have each other's backs. We encourage you to speak up, look out for one another, and lead every task with a safety-first mindset. CREW360 starts with boots on the ground—yours.
Our first CREW360 group came up with the name and logo for this initiative.
Joe, Construction Superintendent, has been recognized as a CREW360 All Star by the CREW360 Safety Steering Team. Joe started working as a Signalman for MRS in 2019, and his first project was the Austin PTC. Joe was quickly promoted to his current position and has traveled all over the country for MRS. Joe is serious about safety and received his Safety Trained Supervisor-Construction (STSC) certification in 2024. Joe is highly respected by those he works alongside. With deep expertise in systems, field operations, and regulatory compliance, Joe has consistently improved safety performance across the territories he supports. He is known for his hands-on approach to hazard identification, his clear and practical communication with both craft employees and management, and his ability to design and implement effective mitigation strategies. Whether leading signal testing programs, supporting incident investigations, or mentoring newer employees, Joe brings professionalism, integrity, and a strong safety culture mindset to every assignment. His contributions have made a measurable, lasting impact on both operational reliability and employee safety.
Thank you for all your great work!
Once a month, personnel from projects across the country meet to talk about our safety culture. The team is made up of a combination of craft and staff employees in various roles throughout the company, with members rotated in and out to continuously bring fresh ideas and perspectives.
Our safety journey is never done. We create Continuous Improvement Teams, CITs, to identify and address areas we can improve our safety behaviors.
SAW walks should be seen positively, as a way for the entire team to come together and identify safety concerns on site – they are NOT an inspection or audit. By proactively identifying safety concerns as a team, we’re able to prevent injuries by implementing controls and awareness. The SST also uses this information to share best practices with other project teams across the country.
The key to CREW360’s success is participation, so we reworked how morning briefings were run to generate more engagement from the crews. Held at the start of each shift, when an employee joins later, or a significant change occurs, these should have active participation from the entire team. Now, briefings get into more specifics, including scopes, tasks, assigned duties, and time requirement. Speak up!
Our third team helped the company transition from hard hats to the safer helmets, staying ahead of where the industry is headed. The decision was based on a significant amount of research proving helmets to be a superior option for keeping our crews safe, and began its rollout in 2023. All crews on new jobs from this point on are required to wear an approved helmet.
An internal survey found 38% of employees agreed with the statement of “risks are overlooked to get the work done.” To address this, the team created a training to reinforce the company’s expectations of always having a safety-first mentality. The goal is to instill proactive and preventive thinking to everybody on our teams, recognizing hazards ahead of time and ensuring everybody participates in critical safety processes.
While not directly a part of the CREW360 program, it’s good to familiarize yourself with the STCKY (Sh!t That Can Kill You) wheel. The goal is to identify the most extreme hazards on site to ensure controls are in place and prevent serious injuries or death. When we all work together, we can stop the STCKY.
There’s always somebody nearby who has participated in an SST, don’t hesitate to reach out for project support!
