Safety & Health Award Winners

Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation and LP won Safest Company Awards in their respective categories. Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation won for companies with three or fewer mills and posted an average Weighted Incident Rate (WIR) of 0.00 for 2022. LP earned top honors among companies with four or more mills, with a WIR of 4.59.

The coveted Innovation in Safety Award went to Tolko Industries Ltd. for the Equipment-Based Innovation Award, while Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC won the Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Award.

Tolko Industries Ltd. Armstrong Plywood Division in Armstrong, British Columbia, won the Equipment-Based Award with its "Veneer Load Marking Robot." Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC Alexandria EWP mill in Lena, Louisiana, took the Jeff Wagner Process-Based award for its "New Hire Mentorship Program." READ MORE >

2022 Award Winners

INNOVATION IN SAFETY AWARD

Tolko Industries Ltd. | Armstrong Plywood Division | Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
Equipment-Based Innovation Winner: Veneer Load Marking Robot

Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC | Alexandria EWP | Lena, Louisiana
Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Winner: New Hire Mentorship Program

SAFEST COMPANY AWARDS
   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation
(Companies with three or fewer mills)
0.00 0.00
LP
(Companies with four or more mills)
4.59 1.03
ANNUAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HONOR ROLL
Division I (Plywood)   WIR TIR
1st RoyOMartin— Chopin, Louisiana   0.12 0.12
2nd Tolko Industries Ltd.— Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada   1.10 1.10
Division II (OSB)   WIR TIR
1st LP—Ponta Grossa, Brazil   0.00 0.00
2nd West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.— Nacogdoches, Texas   0.00 0.00
Division III (Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL)   WIR TIR
1st Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation—Penticton, British Columbia, Canada   0.00 0.00
2nd Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC—St. Jacques, New Brunswick, Canada   0.00 0.00
THREE-YEAR SAFETY AWARD (2020-2022)
Division I (Plywood)   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
RoyOMartin—Chopin, Louisiana   0.98 0.27
Division II (OSB)   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
LP—Ponta Grossa, Brazil   0.00 0.00
Division III (Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL)   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
Resolute Engineered Wood Limited Partnership—Larouche, Quebec, Canada   0.00 0.00
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AWARD (2020-2022)
Division I (Plywood) 2020 WIR 2021 WIR 2022 WIR
Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC—Florien, Louisiana
55.1% Improvement
11.94 9.11  5.36
2020 TIR 2021 TIR 2022 TIR
1.19 1.30 0.64
Division II (OSB) 2020 WIR 2021 WIR 2022 WIR
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.—Jefferson, Texas
100% Improvement
4.08 4.04  0.00
2020 TIR 2021 TIR 2022 TIR
0.82 0.81 0.00
Division III (Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL) 2020 WIR 2021 WIR 2022 WIR
Boise Cascade Wood Producs, LLC—White City, Oregon
82.8% Improvement
4.65 3.46 0.80
2020 TIR 2021 TIR 2022 TIR
1.55 0.69 0.80
INCIDENT FREE HONOR SOCIETY
   PRODUCT WIR TIR

Anthony Forest Product Company, LLC
El Dorado, Arkansas

Glulam 0.00 0.00

Anthony Forest Product Company, LLC
Washington, Georgia

Glulam 0.00 0.00

Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC
St. Jacques, New Brunswick, Canada

IJ 0.00 0.00

LP
Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

OSB 0.00 0.00

LP
Ponta Grossa, Brazil

OSB 0.00 0.00

LP
Tomahawk, Wisconsin

OSB 0.00 0.00

Resolute Engineered Wood Limited Partnership
Larouche, Quebec, Canada

IJ 0.00 0.00

Resolute Engineered Wood Limited Partnership
St. Prime, Quebec, Canada

IJ 0.00 0.00

Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Glulam 0.00 0.00

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Bemidji, Minnesota

OSB 0.00 0.00

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Jefferson, Texas

OSB 0.00 0.00

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Nacogdoches, Texas

OSB 0.00 0.00

 


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