Penton's EHS Today Announces America's Safest Companies of 2015

List Celebrates 16 companies' return on safety investment

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Sep 28, 2015, 09:00 ET

CLEVELAND, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton's EHS Today, the digital resource for occupational safety and health, regulatory, environmental management and risk management information, has announced the 2015 America's Safest Companies list. The 16 companies on the list represent a broad array of industries: construction, manufacturing, utilities, oil and gas and more.

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We often hear talk of excellence in business and ROI, but what about excellence in safety? Only when executive leaders are aligned with incorporating safety thinking into business objectives and decisions will we achieve true safety excellence, as these 16 companies have. The nominees listed below will be honored at an awards ceremony part of the Safety Leadership Conference in Greenville, S.C. in October

Apollo Mechanical
BMWC Constructors Inc.
CJ Drilling Inc.
Commonwealth Edison
Dow Corning Corp.
FHG Inc.
Fisher Contracting Co.
Merjent Inc.
Parker Drilling
PATS Aircraft Systems
Rummel Construction Inc.
Solenis
Smiths Medical
Solid Platforms Inc.
USG Corp.
Victaulic Co.

"Return on the value of safety is a metric that applies to every business, though it carries particular significance in manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation, chemical, construction and recycling," said EHS Today Editor in Chief Sandy Smith. "In these industries, humans interact closely with heavy machinery and hazardous substances. Focusing too intently on return on investment – without the balance of return on the value of safety – can impact not only employee safety but ultimately, organizational success."

The theme of the 2015 Safety Leadership Conference, scheduled for October 26-28 in Greenville, S.C., is ROS – The Return on Safety. The special awards night out will be held Tuesday, Oct. 27 and will celebrate the achievements of the 16 companies named to this year's list of America's Safest Companies.

"What we've been hearing from experts is that in order for workplaces to achieve world-class safety, they must look beyond concepts like 'zero injuries' and look toward creating a culture that aligns business and safety. A lack of injuries does not translate to a world-class safety culture, and these companies understand that," said Smith. "Safety excellence goes much deeper than that."

The best practices from all of the 2015 America's Safest Companies will be featured in a special section in the November issue of EHS Today magazine. Since 2002, America's Safest Companies has honored 192 organizations for their unwavering commitment to worker safety and health and environmental stewardship.

About EHS Today
EHS Today is the leading voice for environment, health and safety information, driving a dialogue for our readers – who are EHS directors and VPs, risk managers, safety professionals, occupational health professionals, industrial hygienists and environmental managers – about safety leadership, risk management, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, sustainability, employee health and wellness, productivity, environmental management, corporate responsibility and business continuity and how it all is interrelated. EHS Today provides comprehensive coverage of these topics, with an emphasis on building world-class safety management systems and inspiring transformational safety leadership. For more information, please visit http://www.ehstoday.com, or follow us @EHSToday on Twitter.

About Penton
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Sandy Smith
Editor-in-Chief
EHS Today
(216) 931-9464
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