understood, a culture that instills the belief
that all unsafe acts are preventable, an
emphasis on continuous improvement and
documented sustainability of results.
“It’s a great program,” Kozakiewicz said.
“We keep raising the bar, and that’s exactly
what we need to keep the fire burning and
challenge us to achieve high performance.
Safety never sleeps and the potential for
injury never sleeps either.”
Alongside Crivac’s individual honor from
the ABC chapter, the company as a whole
was one of four recognized as diamond-
level winners of the 2013 Safety Training
and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards.
Those honors both recognize companies
who excel in the safety field and also
evaluate areas where their safety program
canbe improved.
Three Rivers Corporation also qualified for
and won ABC’s 2013 National Safety
Excellence Award. To reach the diamond
level and qualify for the national award, a
company must have an incident rate at least
50 percent less than the National Bureau of
Labor Statistics average for the current year
and each of the past two years, and have an
experience modification rate – a number
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