Fifty-three tire and rubber manufacturing facilities were recognized for
improvements in worker health and safety at the Rubber Manufacturers Association's
annual meeting April 13, 2008. RMA's Safety and Health Improvement Program
(SHIP), created in 1981, recognizes member companies that achieve significant
enhancements in worker health and safety with awards. The SHIP awards encourage
and reward a company's demonstrated commitment to worker health and safety.
Two categories of awards are presented to companies that demonstrate workplace
safety improvements, which are measured by the incidence rate for lost workday
cases.
| The following plants won the RMA Safety Health
Improvement Program Excellence Award for the calendar year 2007. The Excellence
Award is based upon the DART Incidence rate that is 75% better than the
average achieved by plants that provided data to RMA in each Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC). Days Away from work Restricted or Transferred
(DART) incidence rate is calculated by using the totals from columns H
& I on the OSHA Form 300 multiplied by 200,000 and divided by the
total hours worked for the reporting year. The Excellence Award is divided
between the three major industry categories within RMA: the Tire Group,
the General Products Group, and the Supplier Group. |
| Excellence
Awards |
| Company |
Plant |
State |
| BRC Rubber &
Plastics, Inc. |
Bluffton |
Indiana |
| BRC Rubber & Plastics, Inc. |
Churubusco |
Indiana |
| BRC Rubber & Plastics, Inc. |
Ligonier |
Indiana |
| Eagle Elastomer Inc. |
Cuvahoga Falls |
Ohio |
| Excel Polymers, LLC |
Burton |
Ohio |
| ExxonMobil Chemical |
Akron |
Ohio |
| Firestone Industrial Products Company |
Noblesville |
Indiana |
| Gates Corporation |
Boone |
Iowa |
| Gates Corporation |
Charleston |
Missouri |
| Gates Corporation |
Galesburg |
Illinois |
| Gates Corporation |
Siloam Springs |
Arkansas |
| Gates Corporation |
Versailles |
Missouri |
| HBD Industries |
Marion |
Ohio |
| Michelin North America |
Greenville |
South Carolina |
| Pirelli Tire North America, Inc. |
Rome |
Georgia |
| Rubber City Machinery Corp. |
Akron |
Ohio |
| T & M Rubber, Inc. |
Goshen |
Indiana |
| The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Lawton |
Oklahoma |
| The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Stockbridge |
Georgia |
| Titan Industries |
Salisbury |
North Carolina |
| Titan Industries |
South Gate |
California |
| Titan Industries |
Spring |
Texas |
| Trelleborg Automotive |
Cami |
Illinois |
| Trelleborg Automotive |
South Haven |
Michigan |
| Veyance Technologies, Inc. |
Hannibal |
Missouri |
| Veyance Technologies, Inc. |
Mt. Pleasant |
Iowa |
| Zeon Chemicals L.P. |
Pasadena |
Texas |
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| The following plants
won the RMA Safety Health Improvement Program Improvement Award for the
calendar year 2007. The Improvement Award is based upon the DART Incidence
rate and is awarded to plants that achieve a DART incidence rate that
is both 10% better than its DART incidence rate from the previous reporting
year and is the same or better than the RMA average DART incidence rate
in each SIC for the current reporting year. Days Away from work Restricted
or Transferred (DART) incidence rate is calculated by using the totals
from columns H & I on the OSHA Form 300 multiplied by 200,000 and
divided by the total hours worked for the reporting year. The Improvement
Award is divided between the three major industry categories within RMA:
the Tire Group, the General Products Group, and the Supplier Group. |
| Improvement
Awards |
| Company |
Plant |
State |
| BRC Rubber & Plastics, Inc. |
Hartford City |
Indiana |
| Bridgestone APM Company |
Findlay |
Ohio |
| Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC |
Bloomington |
Illinois |
| Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
| Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC |
Russellville |
Arkansas |
| Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC |
Wilson |
North Carolina |
| Continental Tire North America, Inc. |
Mt. Vernon |
Illinois |
| Dawson Manufacturing Company |
Benton Harbor |
Michigan |
| Firestone Building Products Company |
Williamsburg |
Kentucky |
| Gates Corporation |
Columbia |
Missouri |
| Gates Corporation |
Iola |
Kansas |
| Gates Corporation |
Poplar Bluff |
Missouri |
| IMCO, Inc. |
Huntington |
Indiana |
| Lord Corporation |
Bowling Green |
Kentucky |
| Michelin North America |
Midland City |
Alabama |
| Michelin North America |
Sandy Springs |
South Carolina |
| Michelin North America |
Spartanburg |
South Carolina |
| Pawling Corporation |
Pawling |
New York |
| SAS Rubber |
Painesville |
Ohio |
| Tenneco Automotive |
Milan |
Ohio |
| The Goodyear Rubber Company |
Gadsden |
Alabama |
| The Goodyear Rubber Company |
Social Circle |
Georgia |
| The Goodyear Rubber Company |
Tonawanda |
New York |
| The Goodyear Rubber Company |
Topeka |
Kansas |
| The Goodyear Rubber Company |
Tyler |
Texas |
| Trostel, Ltd. |
Lake Geneva |
Wisconsin |
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