Keeping Our Team Safe, No Matter What BY ACME CORRUGATED BOX At Acme Corrugated Box, safety isn’t lip service. It’s a core value, put into practice daily. From our corrugator to converting machinery, there are many moving parts at Acme Corrugated Box – and even more of them since we added 80,000-square-feet to our facility in late 2021. An enlarged space and increased box output have underscored the importance of something we take very seriously every day of the year: safety. “We don’t call safety our number one priority, because priorities can change,” says Tom Wertman, Acme Corru- gated Box’s Safety Manager. “Rather, safety is a core value – part of everything we do, every day.” The Bigger Picture We see it this way: Strong safety procedures mean fewer accidents. Beyond the inherent value of fewer acci- dents, they also mean less workplace disruption. Less dis- ruption equals lower costs and higher efficiency passed along to Acme Corrugated Box customers. It starts by vigilantly following guidelines set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. “Under OSHA guidelines, safety performance at Acme Corrugated Box is measured by a number of factors roughly organized into two groups: Leading and lagging indicators,” Wertman explains. Lagging indicators are “after the fact” measures, ac- tivated following a close call or safety incident. Leading indicators, the more valuable of the two, are preventa- tive practices. At Acme Corrugated Box, leading indica- tors include weekly shift huddles for all production team members, routine production floor safety audits, and op- portunities for all team members to provide safety-related feedback. We Do More These well-executed OSHA-mandated practices go a long way toward maintaining a safe workplace. However, above-and-beyond safety measures are what set Acme Corrugated Box apart from most manufacturers. The Safe- Start® program is one of them. A behavior-based look at safety, SafeStart® highlights the correlation between human behavior and risk, help- ing people prevent injuries both on and off the job. This is especially valuable when you consider individuals are 80 percent more likely to get hurt at home than at work. “Instead of listing out tactical do’s and don’ts, SafeS- tart® looks at the underlying causes of most injuries,” Wert- man explains. “Parse it out, and most injuries stem from decisions made while rushing, frustrated, tired, or being complacent. From production team members on the front line to all team members in every department of our orga- nization, everyone at Acme Corrugated Box participates in SafeStart® training.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 36
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