FMA Announces the 2020 Safety Award Winners
By Staff Report | September 10, 2020
Categories:
FMA is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Safety Awards. Open to all FMA company members, the program recognizes metal fabrication companies that have a commitment to excellence in safety. Award winners are determined by the FMA Safety Council and the awards are sponsored by CNA.
The 2020 Safety Award of Honor is presented to companies having perfect safety records (no recordable injuries or illnesses for the calendar year 2019).
Companies receiving the 2020 Safety Award of Honor are:
American Recycling Center — Owosso, Mich.
Vanner Inc (651) — Hilliard, Ohio
ETNA Products Inc — Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Fountain People — San Marcos, Texas
Nova Group Inc — Napa, Calif.
Tower Metalworking Fluids — Chicago
Nisshin Automotive Tubing LLC — Versailles, Ky.
Vanner Inc (81Z) — Hilliard, Ohio
BTD Manufacturing (Heywood Avenue) — Lakeville, Minn.
BTD Manufacturing Inc — Buford, Ga.
Eberl Iron Works — Buffalo, N.Y.
Eskay Metal Fabricating — Buffalo, N.Y.
Feralloy Processing Co — Portage, Ind.
Worlds of Wow — Denton, Texas
Chicago Tube & Iron — Romeoville, Ill.
Chicago Tube & Iron-Laser — Romeoville, Ill.
Integrity Stainless — Latrobe, Pa.
The 2020 Safety Award of Merit is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for the calendar year 2019 that is better than the published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate by 10% or greater, based on their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Companies receiving the 2020 Safety Award of Merit are:
AK Tube — Walbridge, Ohio
AK Tube — Columbus, Ind.
Applied Vacuum Technology — Waconia, Minn.
Mech-Tronics — Melrose Park, Ill.
Optimation Technology Inc — Rush, N.Y.
Anderson Dahlen Inc — Ramsey, Minn.
BTD Manufacturing — Washington, Ill.
BTD Manufacturing (Cedar Avenue) — Lakeville, Minn.
BTD Manufacturing — Detroit Lakes, Minn.
BTD Manufacturing — Dawsonville, Ga.
Buhler Aeroglide — Cary, N.C.
The Dupps Company — Germantown, Ohio
GH Metal Solutions Inc (Airport Rd) — Fort Payne, Ala.
GH Metal Solutions, Inc (Williams Ave) — Fort Payne, Ala.
GT Grandstands — Plant City, Fla.
GT Grandstands — Lakeland, Fla.
Indiana Pickling — Portage, Ind.
SafeRack LLC — Andrews, S.C.
Tampa Tank Inc — Gibsonton, Fla.
Voestalpine High Performance Metals Corp — Elgin, Ill.
The 2020 Safety Award — Honorable Mention is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for the calendar year 2019 that is at least equal to but less than 10% better than the published BLS rate based on their NAICS code.
Companies receiving the 2020 Safety Award — Honorable Mention are:
GSM Industrial — Lancaster, Penn.
Olympic Steel — Winder, Ga.
The 2020 Most Improved Safety Record was awarded to BTD Manufacturing (Heywood Avenue) — Lakeville, Minnesota, for being the Safety Award winner with the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior year.
“On behalf of FMA, I’m pleased to announce this year’s FMA / CNA Safety Award Winners,” said Edward Youdell, president and CEO of FMA. “These companies have set standards for safety excellence. FMA, along with CNA, are proud to recognize them for their achievements in the area of safety.”
To be eligible to receive recognition, companies were required to submit OSHA Form 300A and Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the period of January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Firms of all sizes were eligible. Winners were determined based on NAICS code categories and BLS injury and illness incidence rates.
The awards were going to be presented at a recognition dinner at the annual FMA Safety Conference, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognition will now take place during FMA’s Virtual Annual Safety Conference in October.
About CNA
CNA is the eighth largest commercial insurer providing insurance protection to more than 1 million businesses and professionals around the world. CNA has been FMA’s endorsed business insurance provider for over 30 years. The FMA / CNA insurance program offers asset protection tailored to the needs of metal manufacturing companies, dedicated customer service from an independent agent, and industry-specific counsel. To learn more about the FMA / CNA insurance program, visit cna.com/fma.
About the Author
Staff Report
The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association is where thousands of manufacturing professionals unite — individuals, businesses, students — under a common purpose: grow the metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries. To do it, we've built a workforce lifecycle that supports individuals and businesses at every point in their development. Ensure they flourish. Get better at what we do, give back to our community. Expand our skills, our businesses, and our careers. Pave the way forward, with fresh ideas and technologies.
Side by side, we move metal fabrication forward.
FMA unites thousands of metal fabrication and manufacturing professionals around a common purpose: to shape the future of our industry, and in turn shape the world.
Learn More About FMA
