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2014 NELMA Safety Awards Announced

NELMA is pleased to announce the 2014 Safety Award winners, honoring the 2013 calendar year lumber manufacturers’ safety performances.  The Awards are given in three categories, Planer Operations, Sawmill Operations, and the Combined Operations High-Honor Awards. Each category has multiple Division winners based on total operational man-hours as reported to NELMA.

Congratulation to the following member mills for their outstanding First-Place performances in 2013

Combined Operations (5 Divisions)

Division 1:  Brojack Lumber – Scott Township, Pennsylvania
Division 2:  Hammond Lumber – Belgrade, Maine
Division 3:  Hancock Lumber – Pittsfield, Maine
Division 4:  Robbins Lumber – Searsmont, Maine
Division 5:  Irving Forest Products – Dixfield, Maine

Sawmill Operations (4 Divisions)

Division 1:  Hammond Lumber – Belgrade, Maine
Division 2:  Hancock Lumber – Casco, Maine
Division 3:  Milan Lumber – Milan, New Hampshire
Division 4:  Irving Forest Products – Dixfield, Maine

Planer Operations (5 Divisions)

Division 1:  Pleasant River Pine – Hancock, Maine
Division 2:  Moose River Lumber – Jackman, Maine
Division 3:  Milan Lumber – Milan, New Hampshire
Division 4:  Fraser Timber – Masardis, Maine
Division 5:  Irving Forest Products – Dixfield, Maine

For a complete list of Safety Award winners and Honorable Mentions, please click here.

Again, congratulations to all our members for an excellent overall safe year at NELMA’s lumber manufacturers!

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