Wausau, WI – January 14, 2009 – Wausau-based design/build firm, The Samuels Group, recently announced their newest safety milestone of six years without a lost time accident.
January 13 marked six years that employees at The Samuels Group have worked without a lost time accident. A lost time accident is when a Samuels Group employee is injured during work hours and cannot return to work the next day. This milestone was achieved through management commitment, employee involvement and program innovation.
The Samuels Group’s General Superintendent Dean Henrickson attributes The Samuels Group’s success to the company’s safety program and to the dedication of the company’s employees.
The Samuels Group’s safety program begins with employees taking proactive measures to avoid accidents by starting each day with pre-task planning checks and stretching exercises. This ensures that employees recognize a hazard before it could cause an accident while having their bodies physically ready for all tasks.
“Safety is our number one priority at The Samuels Group,” said Henrickson. “Our employees are proud of their safety record and they work hard to make sure that we keep adding more years to our safe history.”
The Samuels Group’s safety program is taught to every associate working in the field or office, and all subcontractors working at every job site. The firm’s belief is to have every individual return home at the end of the day in the same shape they left that morning.
“The Samuels Group has one of the lowest Experience Modification Rates (EMR) in their industry,” said John Guerndt, vice president of Compass Insurance. “A lower number will have a positive impact on their clients because it reduces insurance related expenditures which can save their clients money.” EMR is a discount associated with workers compensation insurance premiums.
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