Utah employers honored for efforts to promote safety

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* Fashion Cabinet , West Jordan: It recently invested $5,000 per table saw to ensurenew safety features, such as automatic shutdown when saws come incontact with flesh. Employees are involved in providing input forsafety improvements.
* Fetzer Architectural Woodwork , West Valley City: The company involves employees on its safetycommittee, insists on the use of personal protective equipment forevery employee and conducts ongoing safety training.
* Geary Construction Inc. , Coalville: Before employees are allowed to operate heavymachinery, they must complete several safety programs. Employeesalso are empowered to ensure each other's safety, even if it meansstopping work on a project.
* Larry Miller Group , Sandy: The company allocates costs back to departments or workgroups based on safety performance. Strategies, such asslip-resistant shoes in most restaurants, have helped todramatically reduce claims.
* Petersen Inc. , Farr West: A manufacturer of large metal fabrications, Petersenrequires its employees to receive safety training both in theclassroom and on the job. Employees complete self-inspectionreports and must wear personal protective equipment.
* Riverbend Express , Washington: The interstate trucking company mandates a full dayof safety training on every employee's first day - even forexperienced drivers. In the shop, hazards are kept to a minimumwith physical barriers between mechanics and drivers.
* REI Drilling , Salt Lake City: All crews are required to complete dailypre-shift inspections in which they must preplan their work andhazard control efforts before getting started.
* Sandy City , Sandy: Each department of city government has its own safetycommittee, which meets regularly to review all accident injuries,claims and training needs.
* St. George Truss , St. George: The company has strict lifting limits and usesforklifts regularly to avoid back, neck and shoulder injuries.
* USU Research Foundation , Logan: Also known as the Space Dynamics Laboratory, thefoundation follows guidelines established by NASA, OSHA, the Centerfor Disease Control and other organizations to ensure employees areadequately protected.
* Western Pipe Fabrication , Centerville: The owners of the company, a specialty plumbingcontractor, are involved in the everyday safety management of thecompany, with one owner specifically assigned to oversee safety.
In addition, Icon Health & Fitness of Logan and the United Way of Salt Lake , received the Workers Compensation Fund's Diversity Award fortheir efforts at fostering safety programs that go beyond languageand cultural barriers.