Vaughan-Bassett Celebrates Safety Record

October 25, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on October 2007 Case goods manufacturer Vaughan-Bassett, Galax, Va., is celebrating more than 1 million injury-free man hours of operation at its plants. Vaughan-Bassett has been working with Key Risk, a Greensboro, N.C.-based workers compensation insurance and loss prevention service for employers.

Working with Key Risk loss control specialists, Vaughan-Bassett has seen a 21 percent reduction in accident frequency in its year-over-year comparison between 2006 and 2005. The company also saw a nearly 70 percent reduction in lost time claims during the same period, with zero claims in the 2007 policy year to date. The company has experienced an 81.5 percent reduction in gross incurred value (2006 versus 2005) with a 95.4 percent improvement in safety and claims when comparing 2007 to 2005.

“Several of our initiatives have contributed greatly to our improvements on the safety front,” said Doug Brannock, Vaughan-Bassett vice president and corporate controller. “First, we worked with Key Risk to develop plans for each plant that are specific to their needs. Second, we developed a communications process that insures accurate statistical data is shared across all management levels to ensure compliance based on priority and supervision. And, third, we provided appropriate training to all employees and formulated a process as well as incentive structure for demonstrating safe behavior – this got everyone involved.”