At Dynalectric, work safely — win a truck
Cedomir “Charlie” Iovanovici Jr. (pictured at left with his
wife, Carole, and son, Cole), is all smiles after winning a
2008 Chevy Silverado truck as part of a safety program at
Dynalectric Co. A 7th-term apprentice and member of
IBEW Local 48, Iovanovici, 35, was one of 10 electricians
randomly selected to draw for a chance to win the truck.
Dynalectric employs more than 250 electricians who are
members of Local 48 in Portland and Local 280 in
Tangent. As an incentive to work safely, the company put a
$19,000 truck up for grabs if no injuries were incurred for
three consecutive quarters (nine months/289,000 hours).
“When we started, a lot of people didn’t think it could be
done,” said company president Randy Wagner. “But you
put a truck on the line and people make sure they’re
wearing safety glasses and that their tool partner is safe.”
At a companywide celebration Oct. 30 at Dynalectric’s
Southwest Portland headquarters, each of the 10 finalists
was given an opportunity to pick a key from a velvet bag.
Iovanovici was the second in line and his key opened the
door. “I’ve never won anything before. I’m just shocked,”
he said. Before joining the IBEW, Iovanovici, a native of
Romania, worked in accounts payable at Regency Blue
Cross.
In the running for the truck were Local 48 members Kyle
Robbins, Mike Flores, Jason Stecher, Doug Wall and Phil
Scaife; and Local 280 members Doug Hamilton, Dennis
Fields, Aaron Carlson and Brad Lehto.
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