Awards & Honors

ASSE Arkansas Governors Safety Proclamation

Congratulations to:
Michael Coleman for being selected as the 2007 Arkansas Chapter Safety Professional of the Year!!

Congratulations to:
Gail Huss, RN, COHN-S, Kristen Williamson, RN, COHN-S, Kim Alvis, RN on receiving the Medique Unique Leadership Award.

AR ASSE makes a donation to the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. Picture. For more information on the Jones Center for Families.

National Recognition: City of Little Rock

At this year's National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference in Chicago, two public sector programs were singled out for excellence in the Theodore Roosevelt Workers' Compensation Awards. The conference and the November issue of Risk and Insurance recognized the city of Little Rock for exceeding its comp benchmarks by anywhere from 39% to 70% from 1999 to 2003. Jim Bradshaw, Risk Manager for the City of Little Rock, noted that "in the early 1990s, the average annual cost of the workers' comp program was more than $1.5 million. This year [2005] the budget for the program is around $968,000. Some of the savings categories noted were: average cost per claim, loss costs per $100 of payroll, and total direct losses.

"Safety Council of the Ozarks Announces Annual Safety Award Winners"

Les Reynolds Million Hour Award: To be recognized for this award a company must accomplish over one million work hours without a lost workday incident. Five companies were recognized for this achievement.

  • Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, Springdale, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Randall Wobbe Road Cornish, Springdale, AR
  • Tracker Marine Group, Lebanon, MO
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Dardanelle Processing Plant, Dardanelle, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Clarksville Plant, Clarksville, AR

Most Improved Safety Record: In order to achieve this award a company is required to show a commitment to employee safety and health through continuous reduction in injury and illness rates. The company recognized for this achievement was Tyson Foods, Inc. Johnson Road Feed Mill, Springdale, AR. The runner-up companies were:

  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Waldron Feed Mill, Waldron, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Nashville Feed Mill, Nashville, AR
  • Tyson Foods Inc. Waldron Catch Crew, Waldron, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Waldron Hatchery, Waldron, AR
  • Tyson Foods Inc. Green Forest Hatchery, Green Forest, AR

Best Industrial Safety Record: Maintaining recordable injury rates well below industry average is required to achieve this award which was presented to Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire, Bentonville, AR. The runner-up companies included:

  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Clarksville Grow Out, Clarksville, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Murfreesboro Hatchery, Murfreesboro, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Chick-N-Quick, Rogers, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Nashville Hatchery, Nashville, AR
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. Waldron Grow Out, Waldron, AR