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Outstanding Safety Performances honored at NeLMA Convention	2007-04-18

OUTSTANDING SAFETY PERFORMANCES HONORED AT NELMA CONVENTION An accident free year or outstanding safety performance is the direct result of the close and harmonious work among production employees, supervisors, and top management to reduce accidents, job related injuries, and provide safe working environments for employees. Among the thirty-three Frequency Reports submitted by NELMA and NSLB member mills for the 2006 year competition, their employees worked a remarkable 1,757,879 accident free man hours! In recognition of these outstanding accomplishments, the NELMA Risk Management Committee, by authorization of the Board of Directors, was pleased to present awards to the top winners of the 2006 Safety Award competition on Friday, March 30th during the recent NELMA convention in Boston. Out-going Chairman, Luke Brochu of Pleasant River Lumber, announced the winners as in-coming Chairman, Tom Jenkins of Old Town Lumber, made the presentations. The top winners represented entries from the Combined Operations category which includes man hours from both the sawmill and the planer mill. As always, entries for this competition are based on the “honor system”. A complete list of winners and their category placements, along with awards photo’s, appears below. Certificates and hardhat decals for the individual honorable mention sawmill and planer mill categories will be sent to all winners in April. 2006 SAFETY AWARDS TOP HONORS – COMBINED OPERATIONS Division 1: 1-25,000 man hours 1^st Record Lumber – Oxford, ME 2^nd W.D. Cowls – North Amherst, MA 3^rd Barton Lumber Co. – Barnstead, NH Division 2: 25,001 – 50,000 man hours 1^st Hammond Lumber – Belgrade, ME 2^nd Lamell Lumber Corp. – Essex Junction, VT 3^rd Lovell Lumber – Lovell, ME Division 3: 50,001 – 100,000 man hours 1^st Old Town Lumber – Kenduskeag, ME 2^nd Limington Lumber – E. Baldwin, ME 3^rd Cersosimo Lumber – Brattleboro, VT Division 4: 100,001 – 150,000 man hours 1^st King Forest Industries – Wentworth, NH 2^nd Madison Lumber Mill – W. Ossipee, NH 3^rd No entries Division 5: 150,000+ man hours 1^st Robbins Lumber – Searsmont, ME 2^nd Moose River Lumber – Jackman, ME 3^rd Hancock Lumber – Pittsfield, ME NSLB Potlatch Corporation – Bemidji, MN Most Improved Safety Performance - *Combined Operations -* *2006 over 2005* Hancock Lumber – Pittsfield, Maine HONORABLE MENTION ACCIDENT FREE YEAR – SAWMILL Division 1: 1 – 25,000 man hours 1^st Lamell Lumber – Essex Junction, VT 2^nd Cote & Reney Lumber – Grantham, NH 3^rd W.D. Cowls – North Amherst, MA M.B. Heath & Sons – North Hyde Park, VT Barton Lumber Company –Barnstead, NH Record Lumber – Oxford, ME Seacoast Mills – Brentwood, NH Division 2: 25,001 – 50,000 man hours 1^st Old Town Lumber – Kenduskeag, ME 2^nd Hammond Lumber – Belgrade, ME 3^rd Cersosimo Lumber – Brattleboro, VT Division 3: 50,001 – 75,000 man hours 1^st King Forest Industries – Wentworth, NH 2^nd Limington Lumber – East Baldwin, ME 3^rd Hancock Lumber – Ryefield, ME Division 4: 75,001 – 100,000 man hours 1^st Robbins Lumber – Searsmont, ME 2^nd Irving Forest Products – Ashland, ME 3^rd Hancock Lumber – Pittsfield, ME Madison Lumber Mill – W. Ossipee, NH Division 5: *100,001 – 150,000 man hours* 1^st Moose River Lumber – Jackman, ME 2^nd Hancock Lumber – Bethel, ME 3^rd Fraser Timber – Masardis, ME NSLB Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill – Prentice, WI NSLB Potlatch Corporation – Bemidji, MN Honorable Mention Accident Free Year – PLANER MILL Division 1: 1 – 25,000 man hours 1^st Cersosimo Lumber – Brattleboro, VT 2^nd Lovell Lumber – Lovell, ME 3^rd Lamell Lumber – Essex Junction, VT Barton Lumber – Barnstead, NH W. D. Cowls – North Amherst, MA Hammond Lumber – Belgrade, ME Record Lumber – Oxford, ME Seacoast Mills – Brentwood, NH NSLB Hedstrom Lumber – Grand Marais, MN Division 2: *25,001 – 50,000 man hours* 1^st Moose River Lumber – Jackman, ME 2^nd Limington Lumber – East Baldwin, ME 3^rd King Forest Industries – Wentworth, NH Madison Lumber Mill – W. Ossipee, NH Mill River Lumber – North Clarendon, VT Division 3: *50,001 – 75,000 man hours* 1^stOld Town Lumber – Kenduskeag, ME 2^ndHancock Lumber – Pittsfield, ME 3^rd None Division 4: *75,001 – 100,000 man hours* 1^stHancock Lumber – Bethel, ME 2^ndHancock Lumber – Ryefield, ME 3^rdRobbins Lumber – Searsmont, ME Division 5: 100,000⁺ man hours 1^st Fraser Timber – Masardis, ME 2^nd Fraser Timber – Ashland, ME 3^rd None NSLB - Menominee Tribal Enterprises – Neopit, WI NSLB - Potlatch Corp. – Bemidji, MN
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