The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) annually recognizes metal building systems manufacturers which show exceptional commitment to assuring workplace safety. The 2012 Safety Awards were presented at the MBMA Spring Meeting held May 5-7, 2013 in San Diego, California.
“A total of 45 plant facilities participated in MBMA’s Quarterly OSHA Injury Statistics Program,” states Charles Praeger, Assistant General Manager of MBMA. “Awards were presented based on our analysis of the submitted data.”
MBMA and its members are committed to the safety of everyone who works in the metal building systems industry. The organization has had a long-standing Safety Awards Program, which was revamped in 2010 so that it is patterned after OSHA safety rules. “For the past two years the number of award winners is up substantially,” says Praeger. “Our members are focused on the safety of their employees and MBMA is very happy to recognize them with these awards.” For 2012, 17 plants earned the top award for Superior Overall Safety Record, and there were 54 winners overall, one more than a year ago.
From the 45 manufacturing facilities nationwide that submitted data, a total of 54 awards were presented. Of that total, some awards were given to multiple locations within the same company. MBMA patterned the awards program to conform to OSHA safety standards. MBMA’s criteria, though, stipulates that winning firms must have work-related accident and illness rates that are significantly below OSHA-reported averages for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 332311, which is Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing.
For the Superior Overall Safety Record under the rules of the Award Program, the goal is to surpass 50% and greater than the national average for SIC Code 3448. The national average for recordable cases trended up to 5.7 incident rate, for “Prefabricated Metal Buildings and Component Manufacturing.” A fatality precludes any awards for individual plant or company. A plant without a fatality within a company can qualify for an award. In addition to recognizing a company in the Superior Overall Safety area, MBMA has Safety Improvement Awards that recognize performance improvements in one of three categories:
- Achievement of a 20% Reduction in OSHA Work Case Occurrences plus Reduction in Restricted Duty Cases in 2012 over 2011;
- Achievement of a 20% Reduction in Other Recordable Cases in 2012 over 2011; and
- No Recordable Cases in 2012.
Awards were presented at the following levels to individual plant locations:
Superior Overall Safety Record
AMERICAN BUILDINGS COMPANY, El Paso, Illinois
AMERICAN BUILDINGS COMPANY, Carson City, Nevada
BEHLEN BUILDING SYSTEMS, Columbus, Nebraska
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Jackson, Tennessee
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Annville, Pennsylvania
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Evansville, Wisconsin
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Laurinburg, North Carolina
CBC STEEL BUILDINGS, Lathrop, California
DEAN STEEL BUILDINGS, INC., Cedartown, Georgia
DEAN STEEL BUILDINGS, INC., Fort Myers, Florida
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., Atwater, California
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., Airway Heights, Washington
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., Caryville, Tennessee
NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS, Swansea, South Carolina
NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS, Terrell, Texas
NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS, Brigham City, Utah
SCHULTE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., Hockley, Texas
2012 IMPROVED SAFETY AWARD: 20% Reduction in OSHA Work Case Occurrences and Restricted Duty Cases
AMERICAN BUILDINGS COMPANY
Carson City, Nevada
LaCrosse, Virgina
El Paso, Illinois
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
San Marcos, Texas
Laurinburg, North Carolina
KIRBY BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Portland, Tennessee
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Lexington, Tennessee
NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS
Swansea, South Carolina
Waterloo, Indiana
RUFFIN BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Oak Grove, Louisiana
SCHULTE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC,
Hueytown, Alabama
SPIRCO MANUFACTURING
Memphis, Tennessee
STEEL BUILT CORPORATION
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
UNITED STRUCTURES OF AMERICA, INC.
Portland, Tennessee
2012 IMPROVED SAFETY AWARD: 20% Reduction in OSHA Other Recordable Cases
ACI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Batesville, Mississippi
AMERICAN BUILDINGS COMPANY
Eufaula, Alabama
BEHLEN BUILDING SYSTEMS
Columbus, Nebraska
BIGBEE STEEL BUILDINGS, INC
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Annville, Pennsylvania
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Rainsville, Alabama
San Marcos, Texas
St. Joseph, Missouri
Evansville, Wisconsin
GULF STATES MANUFACTURERS
Starkville, Mississippi
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Lexington, Tennessee
Elizabethtown, Tennessee
Houston, Texas
Airway Heights, Washington
NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS
Brigham City, Utah
Swansea, South Carolina
OAKLAND METAL BUILDINGS, INC.
Florence, Alabama
TYLER BUILDING SYSTEMS, L.P.
Tyler, Texas
2012 IMPROVED SAFETY AWARD: No Recordable Cases
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Annville, Pennsylvania
BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Evansville, Wisconsin
DEAN STEEL BUILDINGS, INC., Cedartown, Georgia
DEAN STEEL BUILDINGS, INC., Fort Myers, Florida