Tony Morres
CSP, CHST, Safety Manager, Kokosing Materials Inc.
Tony is an experienced safety and health professional with over 16 years in civil and industrial construction and asphalt production. Proven leader in compliance-driven, behavior-based safety programs, with strong experience managing multiple projects and facilities. Known for building positive safety cultures through planning, communication, and innovation, with a focus on eliminating at-risk behaviors. He empowers teams, develops future leaders, and delivers practical solutions that drive engagement and continuous improvement while demonstrating leadership through trust, accountability, and ownership, consistently influencing others to achieve excellence in safety performance.
Tony's sessions
Integration is the Key to Long-Term Success
Wed, Oct 21, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM - Salon 9/10
Guided by safety leaders Nick Vranak and Tony Morres, SafeStart has become more than a training initiative at Kokosing—it is now embedded into daily operations, leadership practices, and workforce interactions across the organization. This interactive session will combine real-world examples, live audience polling, and Q&A discussions to take participants on the journey of how Kokosing integrated key SafeStart concepts—states, errors, CERTS, and the BIG 3—into leadership development, field observations, incident analysis, and high-hazardous-energy management (STKY – Stuff That Kills You). Participants will gain practical insight into how the adoption of SafeStart Now, Safety 24/7 Stories, SafeTrack observation concepts and their structured Safety 24/7 Conversation (Observe-Accentuate-Explore-Emphasize-Agree) helped create sustainable engagement and long-term ownership of safety at every level. The session will also explore how Kokosing continues to strengthen integration through leadership alignment, Power BI analytics, and innovations like RiskTalk (an AI-supported pre-shift meeting app). Participants will leave with practical ideas for connecting safety systems, leadership behaviors, and everyday conversations to create lasting cultural change and long-term safety success in their own facilities.
Presented by
Nick Vranak, Kokosing Materials Inc.
Tony Morres, Kokosing Materials Inc.