HazTek Safety Professional Valorie Boccia joined HazTek in 2024. Valorie’s interest is safety started in junior college, where she took 2 courses that stuck with her throughout the years. After working in different fields, she decided to go back to school and earned her bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health. Valorie continued to work in different fields after graduating, but after a few years, she received an opportunity to work as a safety professional on a semiconductor job site.
Some highlights from working in the safety industry include when she wins over a crew and gets them to buy in on safety. Valorie also enjoys the camaraderie, building cohesion with those in the field, and the witty banter that can come from that. Another highlight for her is a two-fold component — having enough influence to get people to have a moment where they actually think like a safety professional, and those that have made her learn how to be safer.
Valorie’s advice for any women looking to get into safety is this: “Don’t give up. Let the naysayers’ words fall on deaf ears. Safety wins in the end every time. Be passionate and steadfast but also approachable and open to opportunities that allow for work to be done, even if it may require a reroute to getting the job complete. There’s almost always another way to get things done, it just requires being innovative at times.”
Thank you to Valorie for the positive attitude and dedication that she brings to our organization.
In honor of Women in Construction Week, HazTek is featuring several of our safety professionals who work out in the field.
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) created Women in Construction (WIC) Week to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry and as an occasion for the thousands of NAWIC members across the country to help raise awareness of the growing role of women in the construction industry and the opportunities available to them.
HazTek LLC is a leading provider of comprehensive safety management services with a mission to enrich the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, our customers, and our communities. We are a proud member of the Paradigm HSE family and our sister companies include Code Red Safety and Concept Controls.
