Rancho Mesa's Alyssa Burley is joined by Client Communications Coordinator Megan Lockhart. California, along with other parts of the United States, have experienced record storms this year. Alyssa and Megan discuss why the stormy weather offers a good opportunity for employees to freshen up on their safety and operational skills with online training.

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Director/Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alyssa Burley⁠⁠⁠⁠

Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Megan Lockhart⁠⁠⁠⁠

Producer/Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lauren Stumpf⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music: "Home" by JHS Pedals, “News Room News” by Spence

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Transcript

Alyssa Burley: Hi, this is Alyssa Burley with Rancho Mesa's Media Communications and Client Services Department. Thank you for listening to today's top Rancho Mesa news brought to you by our Safety and Risk Management Network, Studio One. Welcome back, everyone. My guest is Megan Lockhart, Client Communications Coordinator with Rancho Mesa. Californians have experienced record storms this year along with other parts of the United States, so today we’re going to talk about why the rainy weather offers a good opportunity for employees to freshen up on their safety and operational skills with online training. Megan, welcome to the show.

 Megan Lockhart: Thanks for having me, Alyssa.  

 AB: Of course. So, with Spring on the horizon, construction companies are preparing for rainier months that are still ahead. Megan, why should employers take this opportunity to give their employees online training instead of just sending them home when the jobsite closes or they can’t work outside?

 ML: So, when the weather is hazardous and construction jobs are forced to close, it's pretty common for employers to send workers home. This can cause a financial setback not only for construction businesses, but also for the employees, you know, they’re not going to be getting paid. So letting them revisit skills and safety practices, it at least allows for businesses to use the time their employees aren’t working on the jobsite and prepare them for when they are.  And in this way, offering the online training sessions, employees can still earn their normal wage, and employers can skill up their workforce.

 AB: Hourly wages are pretty standard in the construction industry. So, these employees are likely counting on those hours.  So, what do you suggest companies do to prepare for the days their jobsites close and where can they look for resources?

 ML: Yeah it’s important to be prepared for when the weather restricts jobsite work, employers should compile a list of training in advance so they can easily assign them to workers, choose topics that are relevant to their work in the field such as operation skills and safety procedures. And, Rancho Mesa offers tools for employee online training with our SafetyOne™ platform and the RM365 HRAdvantage™ Portal. SafetyOne has a library of training on a wide range of topics related to construction skills and safety, and the HR Portal training topics include professional development and compliance.

So, a lot of great resources to choose from.

 AB: Thanks, Megan, and we will include links to information about the SafetyOne and HR Portal resources in the episode notes.  Megan, thank you for joining me in StudioOne.

ML: Of course, thanks Alyssa.

 AB: This is Alyssa Burley with Rancho Mesa. Thanks for tuning in to our latest episode produced by Studio One. For more information, visit us at RanchoMesa.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter.