Troy M. Lake

Mr. Lake is one of the presenters for Workshop M4, “Improving Performance by Engaging Employees,” on Monday. For more than 23 years, safety professional Troy Lake has been helping craft employees take personal responsibility for their own safety while helping supervisors and managers understand how to influence the behavior of those around them.

He began his career as a carpenter helper for a large construction company with a vision of being in the safety field and helping people avoid preventable accidents. In the early 1980s, safety positions were hard to come by. After becoming a supervisor and completing numerous training and educational courses, he was given an opportunity and thus began the task of making that vision a reality.

Mr. Lake has been with Cajun Constructors, Inc. for more than 17 years and is currently the safety manager over all industrial operations. His experience comes mainly from the industrial (refinery, chemical and power distribution) construction industry. He is responsible for managing risk associated with heavy construction while ensuring that the level of training needed to recognize and reduce such risk is maintained.

Mr. Lake has spearheaded a variety of sustainable health and safety programs including S.T.A.R.T. (Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques), Hazard Recognition, Near-miss Reporting, Incident Investigation with Potential Index, Flexibility Stretching, New Hire Mentoring, Pre Job Hazard Analysis, H.A.T. (Hazard Awareness Training), and numerous training and qualification programs. He assisted the ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) with the development of craft skills assessments in the late 1990s and sits on numerous boards and committees.