La-Z-Boy Receives Corporate Culture of Safety Award for 3rd Year

September 20, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

The award honors corporations who foster a creative and collaborative culture to enhance safety performance and obtain a competitive advantage.

“Safety is of paramount importance to our organization, and we work to ensure our employees arrive home each day in the same condition in which they arrived to work in the morning,” said Darrell Edwards, chief operating officer. “Safety is an outcome of our focus on operational excellence and by placing people at the center of our supply chain processes, we are able to provide a safe and productive work environment. Our Dayton, Tennessee facility has been a standout across the organization, registering more than 17 million hours without a lost-time incident, a U.S. furniture industry record, in addition to our Neosho, Missouri plant achieving 10.5 million hours without a lost-time incident.”

At the event, La-Z-Boy also won the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award as well as the Safety Leadership Award for multiple locations across the company.

“We are honored to be recognized again for our commitment to the well-being of our employees,” said Tim McCurry, director of environmental, health and safety. “These awards are a testament to the hard work of our employees and leadership team to reduce risk throughout the organization. La-Z-Boy is proud to be part of the National Safety Council and support its mission to eliminate preventable deaths in our lifetime.”