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Cayci and Ron of Safety Miners in Superior Arizona
Superior Arizona – There was a day when work place safety was an afterthought; there wasn’t a regulation in sight and in many cases if you were at least 18 you could take a job with the mines or work on a factory line. And so long as productivity kept up safety remained an afterthought. As workers were injured on the job, safety laws came into effect. The Federal Government would provide regulations on how to ensure that companies kept their employees safe. Those regulations created the oversight of Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) and the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA)
Ron Murphy started his business Safety Miners after working in the mining industry for the past 43 years. He has been working specifically in mine safety training for 12 years. His dream has been to develop a school dedicated to mine and occupational safety. When he learned about the vacant space at the Town Hall (formerly Roosevelt Junior High School) he approached the town about leasing the older portion of the building to establish his school, Safety Miners. They rented the building in October of 2014 and to date they have made completed major repairs to the building while maintaining the character and original floor plans.
Safety Miners offers MSHA training including new miner and refresher courses. OSHA and workplace safety training along with first aid and CPR classes. Custom training can be developed. Safety Miners offers a unique service to their clients; their training school offers catered meals and an onsite lunch room to accommodate their students. The training room is also available for meetings and other training. Those looking to be employed in the mining industry will need an MSHA safety clearance. Safety Miners can arrange for group trainings or individual training.
The training classes are taught by local resident Ken Almejo. He has been teaching for over 20 years. Ron’s daughter Cayci manages the scheduling and registrations. During the interview about the services of Safety Miners, the three gave some advice to future business owners and their fellow entrepreneurs:
“Attitude is important in anything that you do. There will always be challenges but if you have a positive attitude you can get through any obstacle,” said Ken.
Ron spoke about the need for persistence. “In any new business, you will struggle, but you must stay positive,” he said.
All three agreed that you must surround yourself with the right people.
For more information on Safety Miners you can call Cayci at 888-620-9770 or via email at cowen@safetyminers.com
Mila Besich is a resident of Superior with two children. She volunteers for many local organizations. She is an experienced fundraiser and event planner for Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition. She covers some of the area town councils and schools.
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