Press Release
Staker Parson Receives Two Industrial Safety Awards from Utah Trucking Association
August 18th, 2009
OGDEN, Utah– Aug. 18, 2009 – Staker Parson Companies, a leading Utah producer of sand, gravel, and concrete, recently received two first place awards for industrial safety from the Utah Trucking Association. To qualify for the award, companies must achieve a lost time incident rate (LTI) below the 1.00 average for the state of Utah. Staker Parson was recognized for its 2008 efforts which included an LTI rating of 0.76 in its sand and gravel division and an LTI of 0.31 in its ready mix concrete division. Both divisions incurred only one lost-day incident.
“Staker Parson Companies includes safety as a core value in everything we do and in our approach to our work,” said Chris Kinnersley, Vice President of Safety and Human Resources for Staker Parson. “We continually look for ways to improve safety and apply best practices within our business. We recently formed an employee team to strengthen our driving culture. We are confident that the ideas this team has developed will further our quest to achieve our goal of Target Zero – One Day At A Time”.
The Utah Trucking Association evaluates companies to receive the award based on the number of employees, man-hours worked, and number of lost-day incidents. Staker Parson’s sand and gravel division in Utah employs 120 drivers and reported 264,574 man hours worked in 2008. Its ready-mix concrete division in Utah employs 280 drivers and reported 644,938 man hours worked.
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About Staker Parson Companies
Staker Parson Companies is the Intermountain Region's largest producer of quality sand and rock products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving, and construction services, employing more than 2,500 people at more than thirty locations. From the roads you drive on to the parks you play in, you can count on the team at Staker Parson Companies to deliver quality products and projects in a safe, timely, and efficient manner. The federation of Staker Parson Companies includes Jack B. Parson Companies, Idaho Sand & Gravel, Co., Idaho Concrete Company, and Western Rock Products. Staker Parson Companies is affiliated with the Oldcastle Materials Group/CRH plc, one of the world's largest construction materials supply companies. For more information, please visit: www.stakerparson.com, www.oldcastlematerials.com, or www.crh.com.