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Plant and FBA/AICC Safety Excellence Awards. This award celebrates groundbreaking contributions to work- place safety by recognizing plants or companies imple- menting innovative solutions that have significantly ad- vanced employee safety and well-being. Nominations are due by March 7. The Innovation in Safety Achievement Award inspires ongoing creativity and progress for safer working environ- ments across the corrugated manufacturing industry by spotlighting inventive approaches to address workplace hazards and improve safety outcomes. To qualify for the Innovation in Safety Achievement Award, nominees must demonstrate the development or enhancement of a safety innovation that effectively miti- gates hazardous risks or behaviors in the workplace. The innovation may be a device, process, technique, software, or other creative solution that drives meaningful improve- ments in workplace safety.
for 2025. Forty-three percent of manufacturing gross do- mestic product (GDP) contracted in January, down from 52 percent in December. The share of manufacturing sector GDP registering a composite PMI calculation at or below 45 percent was 8 percent in January, a dramatic 41 per- centage point improvement compared to the 49 percent reported in December,” says Fiore.
FBA Seeks Nominations For Innovation In Safety Awards
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) Safety and Health Com- mittee announced the 2024 Innovation in Safety Achieve- ment Award, a prestigious addition to the annual Perfect
Examples of qualifying innovations include technologies or processes that correct unsafe behaviors; solutions that reduce repetitive tasks, minimizing er- gonomic risks; and tools or systems that provide real-time data to enable proactive safety decisions Execution Requirements: • The innovation must be actively imple- mented within the workplace. • It should deliver measurable improve- ments, such as reducing accidents, injuries, or near misses and increasing employee engagement and safety awareness. • Clear, tangible results must demonstrate the innovation’s effectiveness. Individuals or groups can nominate plants, teams, or companies that have introduced impactful safety innovations. Each nomination must include a detailed one-page description of the innovation, including its implementation and safety im- pact as well as supporting materials such as photos and videos showcasing the in- novation in action. A panel of safety experts from the FBA Safety & Health Committee will review nominations. Submissions will be ano- nymized to ensure unbiased evaluations. The panel will assess the uniqueness of the innovation, its successful execution and integration into the workplace, and the demonstrated improvement in work- place safety metrics. Award recipients will be honored annually with a certificate of achievement, an opportunity to present their innovation in an industry-wide webi- nar, and public recognition. For information or to make a nomination, visit fibrebox.org .
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