SRR Employees Record 2 Million Safe Work Hours
November 16, 2010
AIKEN, S.C. – Employees of Savannah River Remediation LLC (SRR), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), have worked more than two million hours without a lost day of work due to injury.
The milestone, reached last month, is equivalent to one person working 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for a thousand years without having an injury requiring a day away from work.
Also, the SRR Construction workforce recently surpassed 23 million hours, as well as the SRR American Recovery and Reinvestment Act employees have just reached over 900,000 hours without losing any time due to a job-related injury.
"Safety is paramount in our business," said Terrel Spears, Assistant Manager for Waste Disposition Project, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Operations Office. "These statistics underscore the fact that employees understand the importance of working safely each day."
A lost workday case is defined as any work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work. This milestone continues a long tradition by liquid waste employees operating and maintaining critical cleanup facilities and being recognized nationally as one of the safest projects in the DOE complex.
"The safety record of our employees at SRS is impressive," said Jim French, SRR President and Project Manager. "I am very pleased with this safety performance by our employees and commend them for their commitment and dedication to working safely."
SRR is the Savannah River Site's (SRS) Liquid Waste contractor. SRS is owned by DOE. SRR is composed of personnel from a team of companies led by URS with partners Bechtel National, CH2M Hill and Babcock & Wilcox. Critical subcontractors for the contract are AREVA, Energy Solutions and URS Safety Management Solutions.
Point of Contact: Dean Campbell, Manager, Public Affairs dean.campbell@srs.gov