PAWCATUCK, Conn.—Davis-Standard L.L.C.'s Fulton, N.Y. , manufacturing facility reached 365 days without a lost time accident or Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable injury.
The milestone was credited to the company's high standards and safety practices for all employees in a Davis-Standard news release.
Dan Guthrie, Davis-Standard's chief operating officer, said attention to work area details, participation in safety training meetings, weekly area inspections, sharing toolbox talk points and a holistic team approach to improving safety for all site employees were key.
"Maintaining an injury-free workplace at all of our locations is our first initiative and top priority," Guthrie said in a statement. "This milestone at our plant in New York is significant in achieving this objective. I commend our employees as this is not easy to do, even when you have standards of excellence in place. We look forward to celebrating this milestone at every Davis-Standard manufacturing facility worldwide."
Davis-Standard has more than 1,350 employees globally, and operates manufacturing and technical facilities in the U.S., Canada, China, Germany, Finland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.