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FMA names 2015 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced the recipients of the 2015 Safety Awards. Open to all FMA and Tube & Pipe Intl. (TPA) 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 2015 Safety Award of Honor is presented to companies having perfect safety records, with no recordable injuries or illnesses for calendar year 2014:

  • Eberl Iron Works—Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Eskay Metal Fabricating—Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Feralloy Processing—Portage, Ind.
  • Integrity Stainless—Latrobe, Pa.
  • Nisshin Automotive Tubing LLC—Versailles, Ky.
  • Olympic Steel—Mount Sterling, Ky.
  • Plymouth Tube—Streator, Ill.
  • Progressive Metal Manufacturing Co.— Warren, Mich.

The 2015 Safety Award of Merit is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2014 that is better than the published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate by 10 percent or more, based on their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code:

  • Anderson & Dahlen Inc.—Ramsey, Minn.
  • BTD Mfg.—Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Lakeville, Minn. (two facilities); Washington, Ill.
  • Buhler Aeroglide—Cary, S.C.
  • Cerro Flow Products LLC—Shelbina, Mo.
  • Genzink Steel—Holland, Mich.
  • GH Metal Solutions Inc.—Fort Payne, Ala.
  • JMC Steel Group—Blytheville, Ark.; Niles, Ohio; Harrow, Ont.; Plymouth, Mich.
  • LSI Metal Fabrication—Erlanger, Ky.
  • McAlpin Industries—Rochester, N.Y.
  • Olympic Steel—Schaumburg, Ill.; Dover, Ohio; Winder, Ga.; Gary, Ind.; Chambersburg, Pa.; Plymouth, Mich.; Detroit
  • PlayCore Wisconsin Inc.—Fort Payne, Ala.
  • Shickel Corp.—Bridgewater, Va.
  • SPI Lighting—Mequon, Wis.
  • Standard Iron—Monticello, Minn.; Grand Island, Neb.; Sauk Centre, Minn.; Alexandria, Minn.
  • Steel Warehouse—Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Tampa Tank Inc.-Florida Structural Steel—Tampa, Fla.
  • The Dupps Co.—Germantown, Ohio
  • Tri-Tool Inc.—Rancho Cordova, Calif.

Of the merit winners, Anderson & Dahlen has won a safety award for nine consecutive years; GH Metal Solutions and Tampa Tank-Florida Structural Steel have each won a safety award for six consecutive years; and BTD - Detroit Lakes and JMC Steel – Harrow have each won a safety award for five consecutive years.

The 2015 Safety Award – Honorable Mention is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2014 that is at least equal to but less than 10 percent better than the published BLS rate based on their NAICS code:

  • Harco Metal Products—Valley Head, Ala.
  • JMC Steel Group-Chicago-Structural—Chicago
  • Olympic Steel, Milford—Siler City, N.C.

The 2015 Most Improved Safety Record was awarded to Olympic Steel of Mount Sterling, Ky., for being the Safety Awards winner with the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior year.

For more information on the awards program, the Safety Conference, or FMA membership, visit www.fmanet.org or call 888-394-4362.