SFPA makes awards for company safety

Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) announced winners of the 2005 Sawmill Safety Award, achieved by seven member mills for outstanding safety records throughout the year.

Based upon the results of occupational injuries and illnesses reports, SFPA members submitted information on total employee hours worked and the number of recordable cases. Mills were classified by total annual production volume of the company: Division I for companies producing less than 50 million board feet; Division II for companies making 51 to 150 million board feet; Division III for companies exceeding 150 million board feet annually. SFPA is proud to announce the following 2005 Sawmill Safety Award winners:
Division I: Toney Lumber Company - Louisburg, North Carolina
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 123,469 man hours of operation.

Division II: Anthony Forest Products - Atlanta, Texas
Two recordable cases in 257,494 man hours of operation.

Division III: Weyerhaeuser Company - Dodson, Louisiana,
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 412,924 man hours of operation.
Weyerhaeuser Company - Taylor, Louisiana,
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 139,172 man hours of operation.
Potlatch Corporation - Warren, Arkansas,
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 647,070 man hours of operation.
Hood Industries, Inc. - Waynesboro, Mississippi,
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 394,836 man hours of operation.
Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp. - Diboll, Texas,
Perfect safety record: no recordable cases in 374,211 man hours of operation.

On April 25, SFPA Chairman of the Board Clarence Young presented the award to a representative of each inning mill during the SFPA Spring Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana

SFPA has represented manufacturers of Southern Pine lumber since 1915. Today, SFPA active member companies throughout the Southeast produce over half of the nation's Southern Pine lumber. SFPA is headquartered in suburban New Orleans, at 2900 Indiana Ave. Kenner, LA 70065. Phone 504-443-4464 FAX: 504-443-6612 www.sfpa.org

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