Gaines Recognizes Pipelayer for Ensuring Crew Safety
Mario Lopez (left) receives Maryland’s Q2 Safety Excellence Achievement Award from Safety Director Dominic Pope (right) for consistently ensuring the safety of the entire team.
Jose “Mario” Lopez
Title: Pipelayer, Utilities Division
Years with Gaines and Company: 3 years
Certifications: OSHA 10, Flagger Certified, Excavation Safety Training, Confined Space
Nominated for: Consistently ensuring the safety of the entire crew
Foreman Keith Collins said: “Mario is always concerned with safety. He regularly inspects saws and other tools and is always looking out for everybody on the crew. Everyone he works with loves having him on the crew!”
Safety Director Dominic Pope said: “As a pipelayer, Mario is exposed to potential safety issues while pulling pipe and working under heavy loads. But he never lets them interfere with his safety because he is always aware of what’s going on around him to make sure that he and the rest of the crew are always working safely.”
Gaines and Company is proud of its groundbreaking safety excellence program. In both the Maryland and North Carolina divisions, a Safety Excellence Achievement Award is given on a quarterly basis to employees who go above and beyond in their dedication to safety. All quarterly awardees are eligible for the Year-End Safety Excellence Award recognition.
Gaines and Company is a full-service grading and excavation company with offices in Maryland and North Carolina. The organization has nearly 70 years of experience in underground utilities, grading and excavating, sediment and erosion controls, and road work. Gaines and Company delivers safe, reliable, turnkey site development services in Maryland, North Carolina, Washington D.C., and Delaware on time and within budget.
