AMECO celebrates 15 million safe work hours

Source: Manufacturing Digital

Date :04/06/2007 14:34:57

Many companies boast that they always put safety first, but AMECO certainly appears to be practicing what it preaches.

The company, a unit of Fluor Corporation, provides integrated equipment and tool solutions to government and industry. Last month, AMECO executives announced that the company’s global workforce of more than 1,500 employees worked 15 million safe work hours from March 2001 through October 2006 with no lost time injuries.

"The 15 million safe work hour milestone collectively acknowledges the individual commitment by our employees to maintain a safe and healthy work environment," says Larry Gibbs, health, safety and environmental director at AMECO. "The achievement is even more impressive when considering AMECO's diverse operational footprint, which covers construction support projects, branch operation and fleet management contracts throughout North America, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Having our employees return safely to their homes and families at the end of each day is the best achievement we can attain."

"AMECO employees continue to set the safety standard in our industry," says Gary Bernardez, president of AMECO. "Reaching 15 million consecutive hours without a lost workday represents an outstanding accomplishment by our global operations and demonstrates to our customers the importance we place on safety."

In addition to the 15 million safe work hour milestone, AMECO's 2006 safety achievements included receiving the National Safety Council's 2005 Industry Leader Award, the National Safety Council's Perfect Record Award and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Safety Excellence Award.