FBA Recognizes Menasha For Innovation In Safety
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Last month, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) hosted a we- binar where the 2025 Innovation in Safety Achievement Award recipients shared the challenges they faced, the solutions they developed, and the measurable results they achieved. In one of the weekly spotlight sessions following the webinar, FBA connected with safety award recipient Me- nasha Packaging, a Neenah, Wisconsin based custom cor-
rugated and display provider. At Me- nasha’s Madera, California, facility, an engineering solution significantly re- duced the risk of serious injuries in the corrugator roll area of the operation. Carlos Munoz, EHS Manager at Menasha Packaging, presented the
Carlos Munoz
company’s award-winning project, which focused on im- proving safety around the corrugator roll stand. The area requires multiple team members to work in close proximity while loading and adjusting rolls, creating the potential for one employee to activate the roll arms while another re- mains in the hazard zone. According to Munoz, employees may need to enter the area for several reasons, including aligning rolls with the chucks or addressing issues with the core. Industry inci- dents have demonstrated the potential for serious struck- by and pinch point injuries when one person is making adjustments while another activates the arm. “Communication and administrative controls were not enough to consistently prevent exposure,” Munoz ex- plained. “We needed a solution that removed the opportu- nity for unintended movement altogether.”
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The corrugator roll area at Menasha Packaging.
To address the hazard, Menasha installed pressure-sen- sitive safety mats throughout the roll stand area. The mats automatically disable roll arm movement whenever some- one is standing within the designated work zone, prevent- ing the equipment from operating until the area has been cleared. Rather than relying solely on employees to communi- cate or remain aware of one another’s positions, the sys- tem establishes an engineering control that makes safe operation the default condition. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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