Four Smurfit-Stone facilities have won the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) Safety Excellence Award, the highest safety recognition presented by the industry trade organization.
Based on the results of AF&PA's 2006 safety excellence survey, the awards recognize facilities with the lowest OSHA recordable case rate (RCR) based on the type of operation and size of the facility.
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In 2006, the Uncasville team worked 242,743 hours and had a 0.0 RCR. The
"This type of achievement is nothing short of outstanding," said Patrick J. Moore, Smurfit-Stone chairman and chief executive officer. "Keeping employees safe is a core value at Smurfit-Stone and continues to be our top operating priority. These teams' commitment, hard work and belief in the importance of safety have made these facilities safer places to work and moved us closer to our goal of being the safest and most profitable company in our industry."
Smurfit-Stone has led the major integrated companies in the pulp and paper industry in safety performance every year since 2001. The company finished the second quarter on target to meet its 2007 goal of 0.99 RCR.
"Maintaining that level of performance through the end of the year will require our continued focus and commitment," said Steve Klinger, Smurfit-Stone president and chief operating officer. "The performances of these teams give me great confidence that we will achieve our 2007 safety target and continue to set the standard for safety in our industry."
Following are the 91 other Smurfit-Stone manufacturing facilities recognized by the AF&PA for having zero days lost to industrial illness or injury in 2006.
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