In a historic milestone, Sappi's Somerset pulp mill celebrates a significant achievement by completing the fiscal year without a single recordable injury for the first time in its nearly 50-year history.
J.D. Irving’s Sawmill Division Achieves Historic Safety Milestone
J.D. Irving, Limited’s Sawmill division, has achieved the lowest Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) in the division’s history for the most recent reporting period.
Planning is the key to process safety
The earlier that process safety is incorporated in the process design, the lower the risk of a negative event impacting production.
The Evolution of Manufacturing Safety at Domtar
As Domtar has evolved over the past 175 years, so has manufacturing safety.
Everyone makes a difference in safety: Stora Enso awards suppliers for exemplary safety work
Safety is a top priority at Stora Enso, every day. The yearly safety week puts a special focus on safety and enables joint sharing, learning, and celebrations of the good safety practices implemented around the organisation.
Celebrating Safety – Lake Utopia Paper
Lake Utopia Paper is celebrating 365 days without a Recordable Incident as of January 20, 2023.
Improving Safety in the Recovery Boiler – ANDRITZ Smelt Spout Cleaning Systems
ANDRITZ Smelt Spout Cleaning Systems are proving to be something of a hit with recovery boiler operators world-wide, with several successful installations and more than 20 new systems on order.
Pulp and Paper Webinar: New Research on Root Causes of Deficient Lockout of Machinery
You’re invited to attend a free webinar, “New Research on Root Causes of Deficient Lockout of Machinery,” on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm ET.
Lockout Tagout – More than just a lock!
What is lockout tagout and why is it so important? Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a set of procedures used to ensure that equipment is shut down, inoperable, and (where relevant) de-energized.
Stora Enso utilises Virtual Reality to leverage the safety training
Digitalisation can bring significant benefits in value creation and operational excellence where ensuring safe operations is also an important success factor. At Stora Enso, digitalisation is also utilized to boost safety awareness and to make every day a safe working day.
VIDEO: Thunder Bay Sawmill Celebrates 500,000-Hour Safety Milestone
On August 24, employees at our Thunder Bay/Fort William First Nation (Ontario) sawmill celebrated an important safety milestone: 500,000 consecutive work hours injury-free.
Awareness and Safety Go Hand in Hand at International Paper
At International Paper, awareness and safety go hand in hand. Distractions in the workplace can create safety hazards resulting in someone getting hurt.
Safety Helps Promote Healthy Forests
You've heard about taking a walk on the wild side. But what about taking a walk on the safe side?
Creating a Safe Paper and Wood Products Industry For All
Creating a safe and caring environment is important to our industry.
Northwestern Ontario sawmills named safest in Canada
A pair of northwestern Ontario sawmills has been deemed the safest in Canada.
Domtar Earns Accolades Ahead of Annual ‘Safety Month’ Observance
A strong safety system in a manufacturing facility is worthy of recognition and celebration. In May, our Hawesville and Dryden mills received prestigious awards for outstanding safety performance and leadership.
In Brief: Safety at Resolute (video)
Proactive safety practices are embedded into every part of Resolute’s business. We foster continuous improvement by implementing world-class safety and health standards at each operation and by continually measuring safety performance.
Our Safety Goals Contribute to Success and Sustainability at Domtar
Domtar recognizes safety as an essential element of our success and sustainability. That’s why our safety goals are a priority in our sustainability agenda moving toward 2030.
CSB releases safety video on paper mill incident
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video about the 2020 fatal incident at the Evergreen Packaging paper mill in Canton, North Carolina, US.
Prevention and safe use of compressed air in the paper industry
A widely used energy source in pulp and paper mills, compressed air is a very clean, effective, and efficient form of energy. It is so common that we tend to forget the risks associated with it.
Lithium batteries get the top score based on OSHA’s safety ranking.
Lead-acid batteries are not as safe… But is that a surprise?
Resolute’s Health & Safety Performance: 2021 Highlights
Resolute is committed to providing our employees and contractors with a healthy and safe work environment. We link safety to every part of our business by maintaining world-class standards and continuously measuring and improving our performance.