Staci Heinbigner, GBA, Benefits Advisor Advocate at Sutton Benefits & Pension
What first comes to mind when you think of workplace safety as an employer? Perhaps something related to vehicle inspections, road conditions, ergonomics, personal protective equipment, or chemical hazards. What if you dug deeper and thought of workplace safety from the perspective of mental health and critical illness? Truck drivers are at risk for increased stress and critical illnesses.
“If a job is worth doing,it’s worth doing right!”
A simple statement but a sound principle that has built a successful business over the last fifty years.
Some people work to avoid uncertainty at all costs, but Rachelle Baker knows that uncertainty and risk-taking can lead to a fulfilling career of twists and turns, empowerment, and respect. Now only ten years after she first stepped into the industry, she is Manager of Driver Services at Searcy Trucking and a new member of the MTA Board of Directors.