Construction Risk Management in Action: Century Painting Making Safety A Priority

Author, Kevin Howard, Partner, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.

StudioOne™’s Episode 603 was packed with safety knowledge as I had the opportunity to interview and spotlight Rancho Mesa’s long time client, Century Painting Corp.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Escalera and Eddie Lopez with a main focus on safety, work family, and project pride.

Brian is the son of the founders, Rosa and Arturo Escalera. His insight into what it took to build Century Painting is invaluable. In our discussion, Brian dove into some projects that he is personally proud of and also expressed the importance of high level synergy that sparks innovation daily in the Century Painting office.

Eddie Lopez is their full-time safety director who lives, breathes and teaches safety daily. Eddie was Rancho Mesa’s first ever Safety Star™ recipient and he proudly earned the certification in 2017.

In our discussion, Eddie talked about the transition in teaching safety topics he has witnessed as they are consumed by the newer generation. Hands-on over written-word seems to really drive it home. He also reminisced on projects that are visible from the freeway, standing as quality finished work performed by Century Painting.

This podcast interview intertwined a great conversation regarding safety, the topic of work families becoming real families, and the challenges faced in the world of construction safety.

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