AK Tube Plant Receives Safety Award
06/04/2007 - AK Tube LLC’s Columbus, Ind., plant receives the ‘Safety Award of Merit’ from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International for its 2006 safety performance.
AK Tube LLC’s Columbus, Ind., plant has received the "Safety Award of Merit" from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) for its 2006 safety performance.
FMA said that the award “recognizes the company's commitment to providing a safe work environment for its most valuable assets, the employees.”
The Columbus plant's illness and injury incidence rate of 1.48 for 2006 was more than five times better than the pipe and tube industry average rate of 8.3, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Congratulations to our AK Tube Columbus, Indiana employees for their outstanding 2006 safety performance," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Tube’s parent company, AK Steel. "Safety is always our company's highest priority and it is an honor to be recognized for that commitment.”
During 2006, the Columbus plant was also approved for participation as a "Star" site in the Indiana Department of Labor's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). The VPP Star signifies that the plant's employee programs go above and beyond Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, and reflects a cooperative relationship between management, employees and OSHA.
With more than 1900 members, the FMA (Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International) is the leading educational association serving the metal forming and fabricating industry. FMA is headquartered in Rockford, Ill.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, has facilities in Columbus, Indiana and Walbridge, Ohio, where it manufactures electric resistance welded (ERW) carbon and stainless steel tubing for a variety of applications, primarily in the automotive and truck exhaust markets.
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products for automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets, as well as tubular steel products. During 2006, AK Steel led the steel industry in safety with a corporate-wide total injury rate 10 times better than the industry average, according to data compiled by the American Iron and Steel Institute.
