ARPM announced the 2024 Safety Award Winners

Indianapolis, IN – The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) announced the 2024 Safety Award Winners, who were honored during the 2024 Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Summit on August 7th and 8th in Indianapolis, IN.

The prestigious Safety Awards Program consists of two awards, The Safety Achievement Award and the Safety Best Practice Award.

The Safety Achievement Award is a way to recognize safety in the industry and award facilities that have achieved a level of safety performance above the industry average. Awards are based on data reported on a company’s annual OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.

Winners are as follows:

Gold Safety Award
Blachford RP (King’s Mountain, NC)
Mechanical Rubber Ohio (Strongsville, OH)
Mechanical Rubber Products Co., Inc (Warwick, NY)
Moldtech, LLC (Lancaster, NY)
Zeon Chemicals L.P. (Hattiesburg, MS)

Honorable Mention Award
Cascade Gasket and Manufacturing (Auburn, WA)
Hamilton Kent LLC (Winchester, TN)

In addition, the Safety Best Practice Award is a way to recognize the best practices that organizations have implemented to increase overall safety. Award submissions range from employee safety training and emergency training to tracking safety methods and mold change safety.

ARPM is honored to recognize Hamilton Kent (1st Place), Zeon Chemicals (2nd Place) and Blachford RP (3rd Place) with a Safety Best Practices Award. These winners were voted on by the ARPM membership and is a testament to the time, effort and investments these organizations are making to keep their employees safe.

“We are immensely proud to recognize this year’s Safety Award winners, whose unwavering commitment to safety has set a benchmark for excellence across the rubber industry” said Kaitlyn Triplett, ARPM managing director. “Our member’s dedication to creating and maintaining a safe working environment is not just commendable but essential to leading the way in making safety a cornerstone of the industry.”

The Environmental Health and Safety Summit is an annual event hosted by the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers and is designed to share best leadership and safety practices with industry professionals hoping to achieve world-class safety within their companies.