FMA names 2020 Safety Award winners

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., Elgin, Ill., has announced the recipients of its Safety Awards. Open to all FMA company members, the program recognizes metal fabrication companies committed 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):

• 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 Mfg. (Heywood Ave.) — Lakeville, Minn.
• BTD Mfg. 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:

• 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 Mfg. — Washington, Ill.
• BTD Mfg. (Cedar Ave.) — Lakeville, Minn.
• BTD Mfg. — Detroit Lakes, Minn.
• BTD Mfg. — Dawsonville, Ga.
• Buhler Aeroglide — Cary, N.C.
• The Dupps Co. — 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:

• GSM Industrial — Lancaster, Pa.
• Olympic Steel — Winder, Ga.

The 2020 Most Improved Safety Record was awarded to BTD Mfg. (Heywood Ave.), Lakeville, Minn., for being the Safety Award winner with the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior year.