Six Southern Pine lumber facilities – all members of the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) – are recipients of the 2012 Sawmill Safety Award. This award recognizes sawmills, treating plants and laminators for outstanding safety records.
SFPA member facilities are considered for the award based on information submitted regarding lost-time occupational injuries and illnesses. Safety performance is judged by how each plant’s safety record stacks up against facilities with comparable lumber output throughout the year. Division I includes treating plants, laminators and sawmills that process less than 50 million board feet; Division II recognizes sawmills that produce 51 to 150 million board feet; and Division III includes sawmills that produce more than 150 million board feet annually. All of the facilities being honored this year reported zero incidents during 2012:
Division I
- Fortress Wood Products – Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Fortress Wood Products – Greensboro, North Carolina
- Laminated Timbers – London, Kentucky
Division II
- Weyerhaeuser Company – Holden, Louisiana
Division III
- Weyerhaeuser Company – Dierks, Arkansas
- Weyerhaeuser Company – Idabel, Oklahoma
“SFPA is pleased to recognize these operations that maintain outstanding safety records. Providing a safe working environment remains a top priority for the Southern Pine lumber industry,” said SFPA’s Chairman of the Board Tom Rice of Conner Industries. The awards were presented during SFPA’s recent Annual Meeting in Atlanta.