Smartlam, LLC, and LP won Safest Company Awards in their respective categories while the coveted Innovation in Safety Award went to two winners: Boise Cascade Company of Medford, OR, for the Equipment-Based Innovation Award, and Boise Cascade Company of Oakdale, LA, for the Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Award.
Smartlam, LLC, which produces cross-laminated timber at its facility in Columbia Falls, Montana, won its award in the category for companies with three or fewer mills. The company posted a 4.19 WIR for 2017. LP, a producer of engineered wood products in the U.S., Canada, and South America, earned top honors among companies with four or more mills, with a 2017 average Weighted Incident Rate (WIR) of 3.16.
The Medford Boise Cascade Company mill’s original “Belt Hold-Down” equipment innovation and the Oakdale Boise Cascade Company mill’s "Splinter Reduction Video” took top honors out of 26 Innovation in Safety Award entries.
2017 Award Winners
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Boise Cascade Company—Medford, OR: Equipment-Based Innovation Winner: Belt Hold-Down
Boise Cascade Company—Oakdale, LA: Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Winner: Splinter Reduction Video
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LP
(Companies with four or more mills) |
3.16 |
0.56 |
Smartlam, LLC
(Companies with three or fewer mills) |
4.19 |
4.19 |
| 1st |
Boise Cascade Company—
Chester, SC |
|
0.73 |
0.73 |
| 2nd |
Boise Cascade Company—
Kettle Falls, WA |
|
1.04 |
1.04 |
| 1st |
LP—Ponta Grossa, Brazil |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 2nd |
LP—Panguipulli, Chile
|
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 1st |
LP—Red Bluff, CA |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 2nd |
LP—Golden, BC
|
|
0.30 |
0.30 |
| RoyOMartin—Chopin, LA |
|
3.97 |
1.85 |
| LP—Panguipulli, Chile |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
| LP—Red Bluff, CA |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
Boise Cascade Company—
Chester, SC
94% Improvement |
12.52 |
5.98 |
0.73 |
| 1.96 |
1.56 |
0.73 |
Norbord—
La Sarre, QC
100% Improvement |
3.59 |
0.68 |
0.00 |
| 0.72 |
0.68 |
0.00 |
Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.—
Golden, BC
94% Improvement |
5.06 |
1.04 |
0.30 |
| 1.56 |
1.04 |
0.30 |
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LP Brasil
Ponta Grossa, Brazil
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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LP
Panguipulli, Chile
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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LP
Hanceville, AL
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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LP
Red Bluff, CA
|
IJ |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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LP
Roxboro, NC
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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LP
Two Harbors, MN
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.
Dawson Creek, BC
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.
Maniwaki, QC
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Norbord
Jefferson, TX
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Norbord
La Sarre, QC
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Norbord
Lanett, AL
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Tolko Industries Ltd.
High Prairie, AB
|
OSB |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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