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Tri-State Employers Focus On Safety
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Major employers from across the Tri-State participated in a safety School hosted by Alcoa Warrick Operations on Thursday, March 9th at The Centre in downtown Evansville. The annual event planned by the Warrick Plant Safety and Health Steering Committee brought together 350 participants for educational opportunities on issues such as Ergonomics, Hand and Finger Injuries, and Electrical Safety in addition to classes for off-the-job safety issues such as Defensive Driving and Emergency Preparedness.
Steve Borkowski, Safety Manager for Warrick Operations Primary Metals, said "Bringing together businesses from across the region to focus on safety is a great way to share best-practices and learn from each other about how to keep our employees safe in the workplace. The Safety School provided a great opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves to our highest priority - the safety of our employees."
Joining the Alcoa employees at the day-long training session were representatives from Alcan, Aleris/TSISC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CMS, FES Systems, Fluor, MBCI, Safety Compliance Associates, the Town of Newburgh, Toyota, USI, Vectren and Vigo Coal.
While many of the classroom presenters were Alcoa employees, others came from the American Red Cross, Indiana State Police, Norfolk Southern, Star One Consulting, Toyota, Vanderburgh County Building Commission, the United Steelworkers of America, Vectren and the Warrick County Sheriff's Department.
"Employees from across the plant appreciated the opportunity to participate in the Alcoa Safety School," said Bill Moore, Co-Chairperson of the Plant Safety and Health Steering Committee. "This school gives us an opportunity to reach more people than would be ordinarily possible, and we know that increasing the expertise of our safety leaders at work and in their every day lives goes a long way to enhancing the overall safety of our plant."
The Plant Safety and Health Steering Committee has existed as a joint committee between Alcoa and the USWA Local 104 since the first metal was poured at Warrick. The group is responsible for addressing safety issues across the plant and leading initiatives to provide continuous improvement to the health and safety of the Warrick Operations employees.
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