Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Names 2022 FMA/CNA Insurance Safety Award Winners

ELGIN, Ill., April 7, 2022 (Newswire.com) - The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International^® (FMA) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Safety Awards. Open to all FMA Business members, the program recognizes metal fabrication companies that have a commitment to excellence in safety. Award winners are determined by the FMA Safety Council and the awards are sponsored by CNA Insurance.  

The highest safety honor is the Rusty Demeules Award. It honors longtime former FMA volunteer Rusty Demeules' passion for creating safe work cultures and is presented to one company each year that best exemplifies a dedication to safety.  

The 2022 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence will be presented to TJ Snow Co., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for its employee-responsible and integrity-driven approach to making safety a way of life and not a buzzword. The company's innovative practices have led to great safety stats that all employees can be proud of.    

"CNA is proud to recognize TJ Snow as this year's recipient of the Rusty Demeules Safety Award. The company has taken a more creative approach to safety that has proven very effective. From the buy-in of employees to the execution of a safety program built on integrity, this company has created a safety culture that extends from work to home," said Eric Montgomery, risk control director, CNA Insurance. 

The 2022 Safety Award of Honor is presented to companies having perfect safety records — no recordable injuries or illnesses for calendar year 2021. 

Companies receiving the 2022 Safety Award of Honor are:  

651 Vanner Inc. — Hilliard, Ohio 

Action Stainless & Alloys — Houston 

Action Stainless & Alloys — Springdale, Ark. 

Action Stainless & Alloys — Rock Hill, S.C. 

BTD Manufacturing Inc. — Lakeville, Minn. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Romeoville, Ill. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Milan, Ill. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Fond du Lac, Wis. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Owatonna, Minn. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Power — Romeoville, Ill. 

Feralloy Corporation — Gallatin Division — Ghent, Ky. 

Feralloy Corporation — Midwest Division — Portage, Ind. 

Horizon Metals Inc. — Berea, Ohio 

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. — Wautoma, Wis. 

Nova Group Inc. — Napa, Calif. 

Nt'l Recreation Systems — Lakeland Ctr-Plant 1 — Lakeland, Fla. 

Olympic Steel — Gary, Ind. 

Olympic Steel — Buford, Ga. 

TJ Snow — Chattanooga, Tenn. 

The 2022 Safety Award of Merit is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2021 that is better than the published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate by 10% or greater, based on their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.   

Companies receiving the 2022 Safety Award of Merit are:  

Atlas Metal Works LLC — South Windsor, Conn. 

BTD Manufacturing Inc. — Detroit Lakes, Minn. 

BTD Manufacturing Inc. — Operations Lakeville, Minn. 

BTD Manufacturing Inc. — Operations Dawsonville, Ga. 

Buhler Aeroglide — Carey, N.C. 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Indianapolis 

Chicago Tube & Iron — Fabrication — Romeoville, Ill. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC — Columbus, Ohio 

Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC — Walbridge, Ohio 

Defiance Metal Products — Keller Warehouse — Defiance, Ohio 

Defiance Metal Products — North 66 — Defiance, Ohio 

Defiance Metal Products — Seneca — Defiance, Ohio 

DeWys Manufacturing — Marne, Minn. 

Dupps Company — Germantown, Ohio 

Eberl Iron Works Inc. — Buffalo, N.Y. 

Feralloy Corporation — Midwest Division — Portage, Ind. 

GH Metal Solutions — Airport Rd — Fort Payne, Ala. 

GH Metal Solutions — Williams Ave — Fort Payne, Ala. 

Johnson Bros Metal Forming Co. — Berkeley, Ill. 

Laystrom Manufacturing — Chicago 

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. — Beaver Dam West — Beaver Dam, Wis. 

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. — Mayville North — Mayville, Wis. 

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. — Neillsville, Wis. 

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. — Vanderbilt North — Vanderbilt, Miss. 

Metal Pros LLC — Wichita, Kan. 

Olympic Steel — Bettendorf, Iowa 

O'Neal Manufacturing Services — Greensboro, N.C. 

O'Neal Manufacturing Services — Houston 

O'Neal Manufacturing Services — Pittsburgh 

O'Neal Manufacturing Services — Indianapolis 

O'Neal Manufacturing Services (Iowa Laser) — Cedar Falls, Iowa 

Re:Build Optimation Technology LLC — Rush, N.Y. 

SafeRack LLC — Andrews, S.C. 

Tampa Tank & Welding — Gibsonton, Fla. 

The 2022 Safety Award — Honorable Mention is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2021 that is at least equal to but less than 10% better than the published BLS rate based on their NAICS code.  

Companies receiving the 2022 Safety Award — Honorable Mention are:  

Action Stainless & Alloys — Carrollton, Texas 

Dero-Lakeland Ctr, Plant 2 — Lakeland, Fla. 

The 2022 Most Improved Safety Record will be awarded to Chicago Tube & Iron, Milan, Illinois, for being the Safety Awards winner with the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior year. 

"On behalf of FMA, I am delighted to announce the 2022 winners of the FMA Safety Awards," said Edward Youdell, president and CEO of FMA. "This year's safety award-winning organizations have faced the added challenge of building both their safety programs and cultures through another year of impact and forced pivots brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winning companies continue to impress and perform in what has been a complicated year. I congratulate them all for their hustle, innovation, compassion, and incredible patience as they have stayed committed to both the most important and fundamental daily goal — returning their employees to their homes and families safely."   

The awards will be presented at a recognition dinner on April 26 at the 14^th annual FMA Safety Conference, which will be held in Lakeville, Minnesota. For more information on the awards program, the Safety Conference or FMA membership, please visit fmamfg.org or call 888-394-4362. 

Learn more about the FMA/CNA insurance program. 

About FMA 

Based in Elgin, Illinois, FMA is a professional organization with nearly 2,300 members working together to improve the metal fabricating and forming industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH^® trade show. The official publications of FMA include The FABRICATOR^®, The Tube & Pipe Journal^®, STAMPING Journal^®, The WELDER^®, The FABRICATOR en Español, Canadian Metalworking^®, and Canadian Fabricating & Welding^®. Learn more about FMA. 

FMA also has three technology affiliates: The Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), which focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating; the Outside Processors Council (OPC), which aligns those interested in the metal processing business throughout North America including metal producers, toll processors, service centers, distributors, and suppliers; and the Association of Steel Distributors (ASD), which focuses on fostering a better understanding of the steel distributor and the role between the steel mill, the steel warehouse, and the end-user. 

Source: Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International