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Occupational Health and Safety Program
PCA member companies’ commitment to health and safety supports the social aspects of the Cement Manufacturing Sustainability Code. By setting high standards for health and safety as well as rewarding companies that install innovative technologies, PCA is encouraging the industry to adopt a better safety culture and infrastructure. The health, safety, and welfare of plant employees and the local community are essential components of economic, environmental, and societal factors by which the sustainability decisions are weighed.
The wellbeing of the cement plant employees are covered by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
The PCA and the MSHA signed an alliance agreement in November 2008, and pledged to combine the two organizations’ resources to reduce injuries and illnesses that occur to employees in the portland cement manufacturing industry. The two groups will work together to develop safety and health education materials and distribute them among companies and employees in the industry. Going forward, the alliance will continue to work to improve risk and hazard awareness among employees in the industry through education, and will recognize safety excellence in the workforce.
Starting in 2009, the PCA recognized the first group of recipients of the Chairman’s Safety Performance Award. The two co-chairmen of the MSHA / PCA Alliance jointly recognized the nine plants that achieved the best accident rates in three categories. Chairman’s Awards were distributed to CEMEX (Brooksville, Florida and Lyons, Colorado), Holcim (Artesia, Mississippi and Midlothian, Texas), Keystone Cement Company (Bath, Pennsylvania), Lehigh Cement Company (Delta, British Columbia), Lafarge North America (Paulding, Ohio), St. Mary’s Cement Company (Bowmanville, Ontario), and Titan America LLC (Troutville, Virginia).
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