Weekly meetings, safety corrections help high-hazard company achieve zero injuries
“Safety has become visible on a daily basis”
Specialty Plastics Company (SPC), in Enid, Oklahoma, is a small company that can boast of a big achievement. Since 2016, SPC has experienced zero recordable workplace injuries. In contrast, for NAICS code 326122, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the industry average total recordable cases rate was 4.1, and the average cases with days away from work, job restriction, or transfer rate was 2.55 for this period. [NOTE: 2017 is the most recent year national averages are available.]
SPC is a part of PT Company, which specializes in thermoplastic injection molding of short- and high-run production. The company molds chemical resistant and high strength materials to produce custom thermoplastic parts for a broad range of industries. Plastic injection molding is a high hazard industry.