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OF 22,000 Louisana based companies, DSC represents the top safest one percent
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Dredging
Supply Co., Inc. (DSC) is one of 142 companies nominated for the 2007
Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp. (LWCC), and these companies
represent the top 1 percent of all policyholders
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RESERVE,
LA — Recently Dredging Supply Co., Inc. (DSC) was nominated for the
2007 Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp. (LWCC) Safest 70 Award in
recognition for their exceptional dedication and commitment to
workplace safety. DSC is one of 142 companies nominated for the award
and these companies represent the top 1 percent of all policyholders.
Companies
track their overall safety by recording the frequency of accidents and
their severity. Accidents are commonly categorized as one of the
following: first aid case — those accidents that can be treated onsite
and the employee can immediately return to work, restricted case —
accidents that require treatment by a physician and the employee
returns to work on light duty, or lost time case — accidents in which
the employee receives treatment and returns to work after a length of
recovery. During the 2007 calendar year DSC’s safety record was
remarkable, working 183,000 manhours without a lost time accident.
DSC
attributes their outstanding safety record to their commitment to
workplace safety. Both owners, Bob Wetta and Bill Wetta, have put
safety at the forefront of their company and continue to provide
employees with incentives to keep a safe working environment. All
employees attend monthly safety meetings, which are held to remind them
of safe practices and keep them informed of accident prevention
tactics. More frequent “tailgate” style safety meetings are also held
by the individual manufacturing departments to further promote specific
safety requirements for their trades. Employees keeping a safe track
record are further encouraged with safety awards.
Early in 2007, Gary Hamilton (COO) organized a safety team of 12
voluntary members that meet monthly to review safety concerns and past
accidents, as a way to improve existing safety policies and prevent
similar accidents from happening again. “Safety is a team effort and
it’s refreshing to see such great participation. We come to work to
support our families, so I think it’s equally important that we return
to our families in the same condition we left them,” explains Jeff Cox,
DSC Safety Team Leader.
As it takes constant training and employee awareness to eliminate
accidents altogether, DSC continues to take extra care in implementing
procedures to meet the challenges of an accident-free workplace. DSC
also offered a free first aid and CPR class to its employees as an
added benefit; of 110 employees, 40 volunteers attended the eight-hour
class.
LWCC is Louisiana’s
largest workers’ compensation carrier, providing coverage to
approximately 22,000 policyholders. They are a private, nonprofit
mutual insurance company that revitalized a workers’ comp system that
was on the verge of collapse and have continued to provide much needed
stability in Louisiana.
Dredging Supply Co., Inc., the world’s leading designer and
manufacturer of cutter suction dredges and underwater pump mining
dredges, is located in Reserve, Louisiana. For more information about
the company and their products and services, visit them at www.dscdredge.com.
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