Rolland Converting Center reaches safety achievement
Stora Enso celebrated Safety Week 2020
In November, Stora Enso celebrated its annual Safety Week, under the theme of “Caring for each other”. Due to Covid-19, many activities were held online as webinars, but there were also physical ones at the mills.
Four Resolute Operations Achieve Safety Milestones
Four Resolute operations in Quebec recently reached significant safety milestones, allowing them to donate a total of $25,000 to their chosen community organizations as part of our Board of Directors Safety Award program.
Saica Pack Exeter celebrates 10 years accident free
Saica Pack has gone more than a decade without a lost-time accident at their corrugated packaging plant in Sowton, Exeter.
Emergency Response Teams Help Colleagues in Need
Life can change in an instant. That’s why, as part of our commitment to workplace safety, we support trained Emergency Response Teams that are always onsite and ready to serve at each of our pulp and paper mills.
Resolute’s Atikokan Sawmill Employees Achieve 500,000-Hour Safety Milestone and Donate $10,000 to Aspen Court Senior Living
Employees of Resolute Forest Products’ Atikokan sawmill proudly presented a $10,000 cheque to Community Living Atikokan for the Aspen Court Senior Living fundraising campaign at a ceremony held at the facility earlier today.
Sustana Fiber Recognizes Milestone Safety Achievement
Sustana Fiber Fox River reaches safety achievement for operating one year without a recordable incident.
Safety is no accident at UPM’s mills
Safety is a combination of culture and attitude at UPM’s pulp mills in Finland. Each year, its Kymi, Kaukas and Pietarsaari mills produce impressive safety records across an industry with accident potential.
Confined Space Risk Assessment: What you Need to Know
Many work incidents or accidents happen in confined spaces each year. In many instances, victims are not aware of the risks and that the control measures were inadequate.
Changing Perspectives - Health and Safety During COVID-19
Safety First has taken on a whole new meaning during the Covid 19 pandemic. Meet Julian Hogeterp: our #CoolJob feature and a key player in helping J.D Irving, Limited respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Guardhat Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Setting the Industry Benchmark in Worforce Connected Safety
Guardhat combines intelligent proprietary software with modern wearable technology to provide frontline industrial workers with connected safety and comprehensive situational awareness
World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Emerging Challenges
The focus of this year’s United Nations World Day for Safety and Health at Work is addressing the outbreak of infectious diseases in workplaces – undoubtedly a predominant concern right now for health and safety personnel everywhere in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper receives seal of approval from BG RCI
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH, with its Bielefeld and Flensburg locations, is the first company in the paper industry to receive the "Safe with a System" seal of approval from the BG RCI: the professional association for raw materials and the chemical industry.
How to stay comfortable and prevent injury when working from home
By now, millions of people who would normally commute to an office are working from home. For many, stiff necks and sore buttocks are making it clear that their homes aren’t ideally set up for spending eight hours a day at the computer.
Iggesund’s UK mill accident-free in 2019
Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill in Workington, UK, did not have a single accident that led to absence during the whole of 2019. Quite an achievement, especially considering that more than 320 people work there, in a heavy process industry.
Drax achieves industry-leading safety record
Morehouse BioEnergy achieves two years with no recordable safety incidents. More than five years safe at the Port of Baton Rouge.
Digitalizing industrial safety towards ‘100% safe’ with Virtual Reality - How to make safety an embedded part of a company’s culture?
When safety is on the top of the agenda in most industrial companies, how is it still possible to have over 100,000 occupational accidents every year in Finland?
Four Ways Sustainability Feeds Domtar’s Safety Culture
Sustainability is one of our core principles, and it drives everything from how we harvest trees and manufacture goods to how we help improve the communities where we live, work and play.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre makes cross-audits in Germany
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre continue collaboration in safety. A pilot program started with cross-audits in both companies’ production facilities in Finland in late 2018.
Recycling Plant Meets Safety Milestone
Greif’s paper recycling plant in Dalton, Georgia reached an impressive safety milestone in October, operating seven years without a medical case. This achievement by the Dalton team supports the company’s aspiration of achieving zero accidents worldwide.
Proactive Safety Engages Employees at Our Kamloops Mill
Improving employee safety in 21st-century manufacturing environments is a continual journey and one that’s becoming more and more personal at our Kamloops Mill. Our proactive safety measures involve each of our colleagues.
Resolute Employees Contribute to Important Research on Night Shift Worker Fatigue
Back in the early 2000s, the management team at Resolute’s La Doré (Quebec) sawmill noticed that the workers responsible for sorting lumber during the night shift were susceptible to making errors when they became drowsy.