How one company wins at safety with a “Zero Harm” philosophy
The Industrial Bags business of Mondi in North America is doing something right. Its Salt Lake City plant cut its number of recordable injuries in half, from 6 in 2014 to 3 in 2015 and its Louisville plant is now approaching its third consecutive man-incident free year. Overall, the Industrial Bags business of Mondi in North America improved recordables by 32% year-over-year, reducing its TRCR from 2.73 to 2.03.
Those statistics haven’t occurred by accident. According to Melaina Mansanarez, Mondi Industrial Bags’ Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator at the Salt Lake facility, a renewed emphasis on lockout-tagout and working at height has played a key role in the plant’s improved safety record. “We’re putting time, energy and money into improving our working at heights program by adding anchor points to equipment, doing fall protection training and installing a guardrail system around the entire perimeter of our plant’s roof.”