The winners of America’s Safest Companies 2021 awards excel at keeping their employees and communities safe by emphasizing that safety has to be an ingrained part of a company’s culture, at every touch point an employee might encounter.
The awards will be presented during a ceremony at EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio, November 9-11. Go to www.safetyleadershipconference.com for all the details and to register.
In the application to be considered as one of America’s Safest Companies, organizations must demonstrate excellence in several areas: support from leadership and management for EHS efforts; employee involvement in the EHS process; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates lower than the average for their industries; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.
The winning companies for America’s Safest Companies 2021 are:
- Ampirical,
- CJ Drilling,
- Fastenal Company,
- Honeywell,
- KHS&S Contractors,
- Middough Inc.,
- RMF Nooter,
- Rosendin Electric,
- SBM Management LP, and
- Yonkers Contracting Company.
America’s Safest Companies was founded in 2002 by EHS Today. To date, more than 250 companies have been recognized with this annual award. We hope these profiles-in-safety inspire you, and we invite you to consider applying for the ASC award in 2022.
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