FMA names 2010 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners.
Press Release Summary:
FMA's winners for Safety Award of Honor include 11 companies recognized for having no recordable injuries/illnesses during reporting period. Awarded to 19 organizations, Safety Award of Merit went to companies that posted an injury/illness incidence rate that was at least 10% better than the rate published by BLS. FMA also named winners of 2010 Safety Honorable Mention Award and 2010 Most Improved Safety Record. To be eligible, companies were required to submit OSHA Form 300A.
Original Press Release:
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Names 2010 FMA/CNA Safety Award Winners
ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) has announced the 2010 FMA/CNA Safety Awards winners. Open to all FMA and Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA) company members, the program recognizes metal fabrication companies that adhere to excellence in safety.
The Safety Award of Honor is awarded to companies having perfect safety records, i.e., no recordable injuries or illnesses for the reporting period. Award winners were selected by the Safety Council, an FMA committee sponsored by CNA Insurance Group and designed to promote safety in the industry. Three of this year's honor winners have multiple year safety records; Main Steel Polishing Co. has won for six consecutive years, and Kastalon, Inc. and Plymouth Tube Co. have won two years in a row.
Companies receiving the Safety Award of Honor include:
o ADM-Mechanical, Decatur, Ill.
o Eberl Iron Works, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
o General Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Tomah Wis.
o Kastalon, Inc., Alsip, Ill.
o Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
o Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc., Tinton Falls, N.J.
o Olympic Steel, Bedford Heights, Ohio
o Olympic Steel, Schaumburg, Ill.
o Olympic Steel, Detroit, Mich.
o Plymouth Tube Co., Eupora, Miss.
o Olympic Steel, Arlington, Texas
The Safety Award of Merit is awarded to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for the reporting period that is better than the published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate by 10 percent or greater, based on their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Of the merit winners, Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. has won a safety award for seven consecutive years and Anderson & Dahlen Inc. has won four years in a row.
The merit winners selected by the Safety Council include:
o Olympic Steel, Chambersburg, Pa.
o Olympic Steel, Winder, Ga.
o AK Tube LLC, Walbridge, Ohio
o AK Tube LLC, Columbus, Ind.
o Olympic Steel, Bedford Heights, Ohio
o Olympic Steel, Bettendorf, Iowa
o Tampa Tank - Florida Structural Steel, Tampa, Fla.
o Big J Enterprises, LLC, Albuquerque, N.M.
o Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater, Va.
o Cerro Flow Products, Inc., Shelbina, Mo.
o Olympic Steel, Siler City, N.C.
o Atlas Tube-Div of John Maneely Co., Chicago, Ill.
o GH Metal Solutions, Inc., Fort Payne, Ala.
o Anderson & Dahlen Inc., Ramsey, Minn.
o Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc., Youngstown, Ohio
o Laystrom Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill.
o Commercial Vehicle Group, Shadyside, Ohio
o Defiance Metal Products, Heber Springs, Ark.
o Olympic Steel, Chambersburg, Pa.
Olympic Steel, Plymouth, Minn.; Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc., Wheeling, Ill.; H&H Tube, Vanderbilt, Mich.; and AJ Forsyth/Div of Russelmetals Inc., Delta, BC were recognized with a 2010 Safety Honorable Mention Award for posting an injury and illness incidence rate for the reporting period that was equal to, but less than 10 percent better than the published BLS rate, based on their NAICS code.
The 2010 Most Improved Safety Record was awarded to Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc. of Arlington, Texas, for posting an injury and illness incidence rate equal to or better than the published BLS rate, and also having the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior reporting year.
"We congratulate all of our 2010 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners," said Gerald Shankel, president & CEO of FMA. "Participating in FMA's Safety Awards program recognizes employees' safe work habits, stimulates interest in accident prevention and promotes safety in the workplace."
To be eligible to receive recognition, companies were required to submit OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, for the period Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2009. Firms of all sizes were eligible. Winners were selected based on NAICS code categories and BLS injury and illness incidence rates.
Based in Rockford, Ill., the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), is a professional organization with more than 2,100 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH ® exposition. FMA also has a technology affiliate, the Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), which focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating.
