Bridgestone Recognized For Achievements In Worker Safety & HealthCompany earns awards for safety at four plants from Rubber Manufacturer’s Association
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 16, 2014) ― Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) recently received four awards from the Rubber Manufacturer’s Association’s (RMA) Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) for safety Performance of plants operated by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO). The awards were presented for demonstrating workplace safety improvements measured by lost workday incidence rates. Bridgestone captured two Excellence Awards and two Improvement Awards at RMA’s annual meeting.
“The health and safety of all Bridgestone teammates is imperative to our company,” said Bob Walker, Vice President for Safety and Hygiene at Bridgestone Americas. “We are honored to be recognized by the Rubber Manufacturer’s Association for our continued focus on ensuring the health and welfare of our teammates.”
Bridgestone Americas received Excellence Awards for its Long Beach, Calif., and Oxford, N.C., plants for achieving a Days Away Restricted Transfer (DART) rate that is 75 percent better than the average achieved by plants that provide data to the RMA. The company captured Improvement Awards for its Wilson, N.C., and Abilene, Texas, plants for achieving a DART rate that is both 10 percent better than its rate in the previous year and the same or better than the RMA average incidence rate.
The RMA’s Safety and Health Improvement Program was created in 1981 to recognize member companies that achieve significant enhancements in worker health and safety. Five tire manufacturers, including Bridgestone Americas, were recognized this year for their 2013 improvements.
In addition to the recent RMA recognition, Bridgestone Americas has had nine plants achieve OSHA VPP Star status, OSHA’s highest honor. This includes all three of the tire plants in the U.S. to achieve OSHA VPP Star status.
About Bridgestone Americas, Inc.:
Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM) is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BSAM and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The BSAM family of companies also operates the world’s largest chain of automotive tire and service centers. Guided by its One Team, One Planet message, the company is dedicated to achieving a positive environmental impact in all of the communities it calls home.