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Volume 135 Issue 33 Friday, November 3, 2017 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

INSIDE Morris Industries

this week

Earns Safety Award

Free Smoke
Detectors

Shewchuk
To Hall Of Photo by Hillary Miller

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Fame By HILLARY MILLER Stefan Levasseur,
Plant Manager for the
Minnedosa, I thought
that was pretty neat, said
The company holds
tailgate meetings every
them. They then discuss
their incident rates, which

M innedosas Morris
Industries plant re-
cently won a Safety Award
in recognition of its ac-
complishments in health
Volunteer and safety.
Presented by Made-
Minnedosa Morris plant,
noted this came about
when they were due for a
safety audit. They com-
pleted and passed their
audit, and the next thing
they knew they were con-
Levasseur.
He noted that this is
especially exciting for the
people doing the manufac-
turing in the plant, the peo-
ple on the floor, because
the guys on the floor have
two weeks, their health
and safety committee
meets quarterly, and man-
are very impressive, having
had no time-loss incidents
since January 2017.
agement meets (either in With many employ-
person or remotely) every ees working at the manu-
month to discuss safety
initiatives. The tailgate
facturing plant, Levasseur
said the companys goal

Award For Safe Manufacturing

Safety For Manitoba, Mor-
tacted by representatives
from MadeSafe, and were
worked so hard for it. They
are the ones who are prac-
meetings are when em-
ployees meet from differ-
is to make sure everybody
goes home safely at the

Katie
ris Industries was awarded told they were going to be ticing the safety culture ent departments to discuss end of every day.

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the Safety Excellence in
Manufacturing Award dur-
Brown ing a gala on September
27th at the Victoria Inn in
Winnipeg.
awarded for their safety
measures. Just knowing ones who have to be open
that we were the first com-
pany to receive this award,
and we are based out of
every day, and they are the
minded and share with us
all of the safety issues that
might come forward.
safety, processes that may
need updating, and any Continued
incidents that may have
occurred, and what could
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have been done to prevent

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