Cruz Plaza Mercer University

“We’re going to make it spectacular,” University President Bill Underwood said. “That area will eventually become the main quadrangle of our campus, and we want it to be the kind of place where people will gather.”

Who donated this?

Milton Cruz, who runs Medholdings Inc., a health care management and services company, is a Mercer trustee and 1982 graduate. His wife, sister and father also are Mercer graduates and contributed to the plaza donation.

Who has taken the responisblity for the contruction and design?

The Plaza, designed by the Atlanta landscape architecture firm HGOR

 

This plaza indicates the awareness of Mercer faculty to accommodate to the students needs. They were able to choose a place that students typically conjugate and expand on this observation and in hopes to make it more pleasing and accommodating to the students ambitions and desires to express their selves throughout the most active years of their life!

Crux plaza construction safety and preparation:

Gate the construction area to indicate working area. Place signs that show instructions if on wants to enter the construction site.

Workers must wear bright upper garments to distinguish them from the ground (dirt, trees, ect.)

There are rules to label the containers so that the workers are aware at all time what could be hazardous or safe.

Make sure that walkway is clear to avoid tripping.

Mark off the objects that need to remain on the site.

Medical care shall be provided for all employers, and that’s emergency care as well. First Aid kit should be on the site.

Cranes and vehicle safety: report all vehicle malfunctioning, make sure that all cranes work properly before turning it on. No one drives it unless it is in appropriate condition.

Attitude: a dangerous job and requires attention  from all the workers so have a smart attitude, don’t leave a hazardous path behind when you leave, be cautious of your work. Leave places in the shape or condition that people expect it to be left in to avoid any hazardous accidents