UniFirst has been presented with a health and safety award from Kentucky's KYSafe program following 1,164,849 of man hour operations at its distribution center in Owensboro without a lost time incident.
The safety milestone, for the period from 1st June 2021 to 30th September 2022, is the third such award for the Owensboro team, with state officials from the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet on-site at the 360,000-square-foot Daviess County distribution and fulfillment center.
UniFirst is one of the area’s largest employers with over 400 employee Team Partners working at the facility.
I hope that other companies throughout the commonwealth see this achievement and strive for similar results.
Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear, said: "UniFirst Corporation has proven time and again that they value the importance of workplace safety, and I am proud to recognize the company and every hard-working employee at the Owensboro distribution center today for reaching this important milestone.
UniFirst's comprehensive health and safety policies in Owensboro are supported by an on-site wellness center, monthly safety audits, safety reviews of each job function, team training in Emergency Response procedures, discussion of safety topics before the start of each shift, and certification of the site under OSHA’s Voluntary Partnership Program (VPP).
"I hope that other companies throughout the commonwealth see this achievement and strive for similar results."
UniFirst's comprehensive health and safety policies in Owensboro are supported by an on-site wellness center, monthly safety audits, safety reviews of each job function, team training in Emergency Response procedures, discussion of safety topics before the start of each shift, and certification of the site under OSHA's Voluntary Partnership Program (VPP).
UniFirst President and CEO, Steven Sintros, added: “I’d like to congratulate the entire UniFirst Owensboro team for valuing the importance of workplace safety.
This award represents a true team effort and each one of our employee Team Partners should be very proud of what we have achieved together.
”Our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all of our 14,000-plus Team Partners.”
