Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council awarded 4 companies Safety Leadership Awards and 3 companies Superior Safety Performance Awards in September. Safety Leadership recipients have achieved five consecutive years and Superior Safety Performance recipients have achieved 10 consecutive years without an occupational injury or illness resulting in lost employee work days or death.
In 2008, work injuries cost the nation $183 billion. There were an estimated 4,303 unintentional work deaths. Companies that motivate and inspire safe behavior are able to reduce workplace injuries and deaths and improve their bottom lines. When employees are encouraged and recognized for safe behavior, companies can build strong corporate safety cultures.
Safety Leadership Awards and Superior Safety Performance Awards are part of the Council’s Safety Motivation and Recognition Award Program. Congratulations to the following companies:
- GE Healthcare, South Plainfield, NJ
- Hunt Oil Company, Myette Point, LA
- MATCOR, Inc., Pennsylvania Headquarters, Doylestown, PA
- MMC Contractors, National, Kansas City, MO
- Hunt Oil Company, Fairway Gas Plant, Poynor, TX
- Menlo Worldwide Logistics, NatureWorks, Blair, NE
- Schneider Electric, Cleveland District, Cleveland, OH
Founded in 1913 and chartered by Congress, the National Safety Council (nsc.org) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy. NSC advances this mission by partnering with businesses, government agencies, elected officials and the public to make an impact where the most preventable injuries and deaths occur, in areas such as distracted driving, teen driving, workplace safety and beyond the workplace, particularly in and near our homes.