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Putting a Safe Future First
In 2013, CHS elevated its safety commitment,
rolling out The Safety Zone awareness and
education program for employees and
making safety performance a key success
measurement. In September, CHS designated
$3 million to a major safety initiative intended
to make sure new generations of producers
and employees can fulfill growing global food
demand, and do it safely.
In 2013, CHS also saw:
_ Reduced downtime due to roadside
vehicle inspections.
_ I mproved safety performance for CHS
Transportation and Distribution with
31 percent fewer lost-time injuries,
24 percent fewer Occupational Health and
Safety Administration recordable injuries
and 53 percent fewer U.S. Department
of Transportation recordable crashes
compared with fiscal 2012.
_ More than 70,000 safety training events
per year at Country Operations locations;
CHS has 97 people dedicated to health,
safety and environmental sustainability at its
Country Operations retail service centers.
_ Grain bin rescue training oered by CHS
Country Operations and other company
grain operations, as well as many member
cooperatives.
_ Contributions of rescue equipment by
CHS and the CHS Foundation to local
first-responder teams.
_ Responses from more than 4,600 U.S. CHS
employees to a safety culture survey.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The Cenex® brand shines for
Northern Star Cooperative,
Deer River, Minn.
$3M
Commitment to agricultural safety
11CHS 2013