Four short videos and one article in honor of Construction Safety Week 2025 share Maxim Crane’s relentless pursuit of greatness in safety.
When working on a job site, there is nothing more important than workers going home to their families in the same condition as when they came to work that morning.
Even under tight deadlines and other constraints, Maxim Crane has committed itself to putting safety first, always. This is evidenced by the company achieving a record low Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) in 2024,
In celebration of Construction Safety Week 2025, Maxim shared four short videos and one article to provide an inside look at what safety culture looks like at Maxim.
Hear from customers, operators, safety representatives, and more on how they commit themselves to safety on any and every Maxim jobsite:
What Safety Looks – and Feels – Like to Crane Operators
In one video, Maxim spoke with Tyler Offill and Jesse Garrett, crane operators at Maxim, to get their perspective on what makes a job site safe.
“The safety culture here at Maxim is great. If you need anything, or there’s anything you’re uncertain of, our safety representative is a phone call away,” said Offill. “As an operator, it makes you feel more comfortable because safety here is top notch.”
“The moment you have an issue, there is someone there to stand behind you,” said Garrett. “They would much rather have you call out something that doesn’t look right than say ‘Oh, we’ll fly it because we’re behind.’ There is none of that here.”
Wisdom from Maxim’s VP of Safety, Troy Wagner
In a second video, we hear from Maxim’s Vice President of Safety, Troy Wagner. Wagner has been with Maxim for 15 years. Prior to joining Maxim, he served in the US Army Special Operations Command as an Aviation Standardization Officer. His leadership, discipline, and intrinsic care for his colleagues make Wagner the ultimate leader in safety.
“Safety culture is all about our employees and workforce,” said Wagner in the video. “Every day starts with the safety of our employees and ends with our employees going home in the same condition that they showed up to work in the morning.”
Wagner also speaks to key initiatives that Maxim has implemented to stay on top of safety. These include a paperless initiative, in which Maxim pushes safety training material to all employees across the nation weekly, and engaging representatives from each Maxim branch at quarterly safety committee meetings.
“Every branch that we have has a safety committee that meets quarterly, because safety looks different for each geographic location,” said Wagner in the video. “They have different challenges. It’s an opportunity for our employees to be a part of that safety team and a voice for their local safety. It’s proven in the statistics. Every employee really takes safety to the heart.”
Resolute Safety Practices Inspire Customer Confidence
In the next video, Maxim speaks with two customers, Kurt Weinfurther, Operations Manager at Baker Concrete, and Jeff Anderson, Area Manager at MasTec Civil, about their shared values surrounding safety.
“Safety starts with planning, and Maxim understands that,” said Weinfurther. “We discussed everything beforehand to ensure each piece of equipment is operationally safe.”
“From a safety perspective, Maxim takes it seriously,” said Anderson. “It tells me that we share the same values, that we want to go home at the end of the night like we came to work. All fingers, all toes, everything good to go.”
In this video, we also hear from Maxim Crane Operator Andrew Powell.
“I feel like Maxim is far beyond any company I’ve ever worked with when it comes to safety,” said Powell. “When we set up to do a project, we actually have our safety representative show up. They go through the whole process of what we’re doing, our entire crews are equipped with top-of-the-line harnesses to build the cranes. Whatever the job is, we have the safest and best equipment to do it with.”
Regional Leadership
In the final video of this series, we hear from Kale Kelly, regional safety director at Maxim.
“It’s been a long transformation and journey over the years,” said Kelly. “Our numbers speak volumes about how we take care of our workers, their families, and of Maxim.”
“On top of going over many of the safety topics that influence and create a safe workplace, we also tend to instill into the workers that their families come first,” continued Kelly. “Everyone is responsible for safety. We make it a point to celebrate every day when our workers come home to their families.”
Regional Safety Representative John Costello on Safety in Practice
To close out Maxim’s celebration of Safety Week 2025, a blog article highlights John Costello, regional safety representative at Maxim, who shares his wisdom on how to ensure safety on each and every job site in his region.
“In practice, a dedication to safety means simply putting it first,” said Costello. “Even if it’s more expensive, even if it’s time-consuming, safety remains our number one priority. Anytime my colleagues and I are faced with a decision, we ask ourselves: First and foremost, is the safety of our employees and the customer the most important thing affecting our decision?”
Maxim’s Unwavering Commitment to Safety
Maxim is proud to hold several awards in recognition of our proven excellence in safety. In 2024, Maxim won the SC&RA awards for safety crane & rigging, fleet safety improvement, and fleet safety.
Click here to read more about Maxim’s commitment to safety.
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