MSCI and NSC Partner to Improve Workplace Safety
Their Journey to Safety Excellence campaign elevates the importance of safety in the metals industry.
Posted: October 22, 2015
The Journey to Safety Excellence campaign of the National Safety Council (NSC; Itasca, IL) added a new partner as the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI; Rolling Meadows, IL) will sponsor the initiative as one part of a broader program effort to elevate the importance of safety in the metals industry.
More than ten workers die on the job each day and 4.8 million are injured annually. It is also estimated that more than 50,000 fatal workplace illnesses and 400,000 nonfatal workplace illnesses occur each year. To address this issue in the metals industry, MSCI and the NSC have developed a unique safety program for MSCI member organizations focused on education of safety practitioners, safety measurement, and continuous safety improvement.
“We are dedicated to educating not only our members, but all employers, on the importance of workplace safety,” said M. Robert Weidner, III, the president and chief executive officer of MSCI. “By partnering with them, we know we will be getting extraordinary guidance from the nation’s most indispensable source of information on best practices in workplace safety.”
Based on 100 years of experience, the Journey to Safety Excellence provides a model and methods for cultivating committed leaders and engaged employees; safety processes and procedures that are embedded in operations; active removal of risk in the workplace and sound measurement of both lagging and leading indicators of safety performance. The campaign provides safety practitioners access to tools and resources that help organizations of all sizes and levels of safety maturity pinpoint areas of weakness and capitalize on areas of strength.
“Workers are the heart and soul of every business,” said Deborah A.P. Hersman, the president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council. “By sharing the Journey to Safety Excellence with its members and beyond, MSCI will be working to help employees go home safely at the end of every day.”
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