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taking the instructions and decisions from upper management and translating them into specific directions for field crew requires a different strategy. A short tailgate meeting with the construction crew each morning informed the 100-person crew of the day’s program and everyone’s tasks. Instructions were broken down into basic terms to avoid ambiguity. The field superintendent had to make quick decisions when someone called in sick or didn’t show up. He had to decide quickly who would take over a piece of equipment, or revise the day’s operations to accommodate less equipment. The field superintendent shared his directions with his operators and drivers with concise and slang-filled phrases through a handheld radio. His competence, experience and performance directly and daily affected the process, quality and rate of construction. Speaking Up for Safety In late-2015, the central–east US was hit by a series of storms that brought lighting and heavy rain to northern Alabama during the latter half of Project

Heavy rains and wet site conditions led to solutions that included risk. Quick thinking and reporting led to revised safety protocols.

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