Operating Safely

The safety and well-being of our team members is our most important responsibility. We strive to ensure that everyone understands how to work safely and develop and maintain processes designed to fail safely. We know achieving and sustaining an injury-free workplace requires continuous effort that will never be finished.

People Before Paper

In 2024, we introduced safety standdowns, where we paused work at all our facilities to focus on safety without distractions. A component of the safety standdowns is a discussion of injury trends, potential hazards, root causes of hazardous situations and how to address these issues. Safety standdowns reinforce our core safety message: People Before Paper, always.

Safety standdowns emphasize the importance that every individual has the authority to stop work when unsafe conditions or behaviors exist. Our commitment to creating a resilient safety culture through these programs supports our 2030 goal of achieving an injury-free workplace. 

Safety Leadership

We utilize targeted safety projects that focus on hazard recognition and risk elimination. These projects not only identify and correct critical safety tasks and conditions, they also develop the skills and competencies of safety leaders by putting the skills learned from safety training into practice. We continue to require safety leadership training for employees and contractors to equip them with the knowledge and skills to recognize and mitigate risks effectively. By the end of 2024, over 95% of our employees had completed safety leadership training.

We also provide platforms for our employees to share and discuss personal stories and experiences related to safety, fostering a deeper understanding of how safety impacts them and promoting our commitment to a strong safety culture. These discussions highlight areas for improvement and celebrate successes and best practices at different facilities.