The OSHA division of the U-S Labor Department says a Grand Forks company is one of three in North Dakota that had no recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
OSHA is commending C-F Industries of Grand Forks… Bayer Northern Production Company of West Fargo.. and NuStar Energy Central East Region in Jamestown.
All are members of the OSHA Region-8 Voluntary Protection Program’s Participants’ Association, aimed at keeping workers safe and free of injury.
C-F Industries is an agri-chemical supplier in north Grand Forks.
The three companies are among 36 in a six-state region that had zero recordable injury or illness accidents last year. The region includes the Dakotas, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
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(US Dept. of Labor release:)
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees’ well-being by three North Dakota employers – Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown – all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
The companies are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association Inc. and among 36 “Zeroes Heroes” companies in the six-state region that includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. These companies have all achieved OSHA’s VPP status and shown that developing comprehensive safety and health programs is the most effective way for businesses to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
To understand the significance of Zeroes Heroes status, consider that private industries reported 2.6 million injuries and 5,190 fatalities in 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
The association lauded its 36 zeroes heroes on June 7, 2023, at a conference in Westminster, Colorado, and presented awards for significant achievement in the safety and health profession.
“These ‘Zeroes Heroes’ sites show that by committing to systems-based approaches to employee safety and health — such as the OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs — employers can keep workers safe and free of injury,” explained OSHA Regional Administrator Jennifer Rous in Denver. “OSHA applauds the hard work of our VPP partners that kept their worksites free of workplace injuries in 2022. The determination of these companies and a group of volunteers to provide members with conferences, training, mentoring and other assistance to ensure effective safety and health programs is a model for others to follow.”
During the June conference, OSHA Region VIII VPP also presented Leaders of the Year awards to Jonathan Caccamise from Onward Energy’s SWG Arapahoe LLC in Denver; Joseph Sviatko from Black Hills Energy’s Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station in Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Ryan Hellman from Hellman and Associates LLC in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
The OSHA Region VIII named Bob Simmons of Marvin, a building materials wholesaler, its Special Government Employee of the Year for his service on multiple VPP onsite evaluate teams, assistance with formal training programs, and for providing driver safety outreach in his voluntary service.
OSHA Region VIII also recognized four companies for successfully completing at least 10 continuous years of participation in the VPP program, namely RK Industries in Denver; Northrop Grumman in New Town, North Dakota; NuStar Energy’s Central East Region in Jamestown, North Dakota; and Phillips 66’s Casper Station in Casper, Wyoming.
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