Firestone Building Products Co. LLC announced that its Prescott, Ark., manufacturing facility has received a
Million Work Hour Award from the Arkansas Department of Labor (ADOL). The award is presented to plants that complete one million work hours without a lost day away from work. In addition to the ADOL award, Firestone announced that the Prescott plant also has achieved one million hours without an OSHA recordable injury. The Prescott facility produces ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) high-performance synthetic rubber roofing systems, and is the largest EPDM manufacturing plant in the world. The plant has reached one million hours without an injury involving days away from work five times in the past nine years. This is the first time that Prescott has achieved recognition by the ADOL.

“Our teammates work hard to ensure that safety is paramount in everything we do here at Prescott, and across the company,” said Ray Oxley, plant manager. “Their focus and dedication reflect our company’s core values, and I am proud to work alongside this great group of committed teammates. Congratulations on achieving this important milestone.”

The Prescott plant celebrated its 40th anniversary in May 2010, and completed a $36 million expansion in 2012.

Firestone has an established safety program that includes training, evaluation of basic systems, internal audits and continuous improvement. Daily, monthly and quarterly meetings focus on workplace safety and process safety management. Teammates are fully engaged in the safety process, and there is active, visible involvement of all levels of management.

The ADOL will present plant leadership with the Million Work Hour Award at a ceremony during the plant’s teammate safety celebration on July 30, 2014.