Introduced in 2025, the NASP President’s Award for Safety is given to the top facilities based on annual EHS Balanced Scorecard results. Additionally, to be eligible for the award, facilities must have a TRIR better than the industry average, no serious injuries or fatalities (SIFs), and no LSR’s that were only discovered through incident investigations.Facilities receiving the NASP Safety President’s …
Frontlines of Safety: MIPS Provides Tips for Preventing Most Common Injury Type from 2025
Last year, 74% of all injuries in MIPS facilities involved hands and arms. 60% of these injuries resulted in open wounds which indicates insufficient distance from the source of danger.Root cause of these injuries is most often identified as missing or incorrect PPE or the absence of suitable tools or equipment. These injuries can easily be prevented by following essential …
Mauser Asia Reaches a Significant Safety Milestone
After extensive dedication and collaboration across multiple countries, Mauser Asia has completed one full year without a single accident across all sites. This milestone marks a first in Mauser Asia’s history and reflects the strong commitment to safety, responsibility, and continuous improvement within the organization.Mauser Asia has achieved steady improvement in safety over the past few years to reach this …
2025 Quarter 3 Safety Update
Lagging indicator safety metrics at the end of Quarter 3 improved compared to the end of Quarter 2 with still room for improvement to reach 2025 goals. As we approach the final weeks of the year, it’s essential that we stay vigilant about safety; actively identifying potential hazards and taking proactive steps to prevent incidents. Shout out to the MIPS …
Frontlines of Safety: Investments and Initiatives Across Canada Demonstrate Ways to Improve Employee Safety
NAIP facilities across Canada continue to demonstrate a commitment to safety through a variety of updates and projects to improve safety. “Despite many of these facilities having positive safety records, the leaders and individual employee at these locations recognize the importance of continuing to prioritize safety to ensure we continue having a safe workplace every day,” commented Rick Capps, NAIP …
Frontlines of Safety: St. Priest Implements Comprehensive Improvements to Advance Safety
Advancing the safety culture in a facility involves more than implementing policies and upgrading safety infrastructure. While these are important components, a more holistic approach is necessary to embed safety as an integral part of the workplace. Over the past 12 months, the St. Priest, France site has taken a comprehensive approach to improving safety through organizational changes, physical workspace …
2025 Quarter 2 Safety Update
Lagging indicator safety metrics at the end of Quarter 2 indicate room for improvement for Mauser to match 2024 year-end rates and reach 2025 safety goals. Despite the company as a whole trending in the wrong direction, there are a lot of positive things happening in many of the individual divisions and facilities. In NASP, TRIR is down 30.9% and …
Frontlines of Safety: NASP Empowers Employees by Reinforcing ‘Stop, Call, Wait’ Principle
The North America Small Packaging business unit (NASP) has been reinforcing the “Stop-Call-Wait” program to empower employees to intervene in unsafe situations. This concept refers to an operator’s responsibility to “Stop” a process when something abnormal occurs, “Call” for support and “Wait” for the support to arrive before proceeding. When the “Stop-Call-Wait” principle is applied to safety, employees are given …
Frontlines of Safety: MIPS Raises Awareness on the Importance of Adhering to Walkways and Forklift Paths
Due to an increase in incidents involving forklift incidents, MIPS is increasing visibility of demarcation areas for forklift traffic and raising awareness with employees regarding the importance of adhering to forklift safety as both a pedestrian and driver. Clearly marked pathways for traffic are a first step in increasing safety related to forklifts in facilities. Physical barriers such as partition …
Frontlines of Safety: Texas NAIP Facilities Reach Safety Milestones in June
In June, two Texas facilities reached safety milestones. The Houston IBC Reconditioning facility achieved four years without a recordable incident on June 10 while the Hutchins Large Packaging and Reconditioning facility reached 3 years without a recordable incident on June 13. Both teams celebrated with a catered lunch and heard from leaders about the importance of continuing the commitment to …