State labor department recognizes Rockline Industries plant in Springdale for safety milestone

The Arkansas Department of Labor has recognized Wisconsion-based Rockline Industries’ plant in Springdale for achieving nine million safe work hours without a lost time accident (LTA). The milestone has achieved seven other times since the state began recognizing workplace safety in 1976, according to a news release.

“A cornerstone of our world-class safety program is our attention to even minor incidents,” said Mark Fougerousse, environmental, health and safety manager of the Springdale plant. “No matter how seemingly trivial, we investigate each incident or potential incident and make adjustments to how we work to continuously improve safety.”

The award from the labor department’s Occupational Safety and Health division is part of the state’s overall educational program to encourage workplace safety by honoring companies whose employees have accumulated a significant number of work hours without a lost day away from work due to a work-related injury or illness.

Rockline’s Springdale facility achieved eight million safe work hours without a lost time accident last summer.