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In September 2020, as the world faced the challenges of COVID-19, wildfires and hazardous air quality from the smoke presented a new level of safety concerns. Safety Manager Raymon Brison was charged with figuring out how to run the fabrication shop at General Sheet Metal Works Inc. safely.

The company quickly implemented a Respiratory Protection Program and had a stock of 3M 6500 series half-face respirators stored away. The leadership team reviewed all safety options, including closing outside air dampers, adding air cleaning HEPA portable units and using respirators.

鈥淲orking our plan and planning our work as a team was the key to ensuring everyone鈥檚 safety,鈥� Brison said. 鈥淪pecial thanks to Respexam for getting all the medical evaluations complete in record time to allow the next step of fit-testing on over 30 employees. That was a critical step in our Respiratory Protection Program that allowed us to safely operate, keeping our clients satisfied.鈥�

General Sheet Metal Works鈥� safety culture is imbedded from the first day of employment and starts with 鈥淪ee Something Say Something.鈥� It gauges its safety culture through feedback from anonymous employee surveys.

鈥淲e make it easy for every voice to be heard with our open-door policy. No employee is above safety and we take it very seriously, leading by example. If it cannot be done safe then we simply won鈥檛 do it,鈥� Brison said. 鈥淭he right tool for the right job is only the start. We care not only about doing things safe but also about the mental first aid of everyone.鈥�

Noting that 2020 was a year that will always be remembered for its challenges, he added that the strategic planning and innovative solutions developed last year have led General Sheet Metal Works to adapt to new norms and improved safety protocols for the future