The Velma Maria Perkins Safety Innovation Award trophy has returned to Rothschild!
Congratulations to the Rothschild team, whose Hydraulic Core Remover safety innovation project was selected as the winner of the 2025 Safety Innovation Award during the joint Domtar/USW Safety Meeting in early June.
The criteria for the Velma Maria Perkins Safety Innovation Award include:
- Collaboration with the hourly workforce, particularly those who were identified and driven by floor employees.
- Elimination of Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) potential based on the frequency of exposure, the severity of the hazard exposed and the likelihood of an occurrence.
- Demonstrated effectiveness — Description and quantification of impact and risk reduction.
- Sustainable — How the improvement is embedded in the organization.
- Transferable — How effectively the improvement can be adopted at other sites across the organization
- Cost – The cost effectiveness of the solution.
In addition to the award, Rothschild’s hourly safety resources team presented the updated Make Safety Personal Video, along with the Bielo HOP Walk Through Talk Through, to the entire group. The Rothschild Mill Safety Engagement team did extremely well!
Thank you to the leadership team for all you do to support and exemplify these safety values, culture and mindset. And thank you to Jim Clairmore and Scott Waldhart, who did an outstanding job of presenting and representing the mill.