Performance matters. So when your products end up in high-performing NASCAR engines, airplanes and hydraulic devices, you have a pretty good idea of why performance is so important. That’s the case with Plymouth Tube’s Streator mill, which creates state-of-the-art precision steel tubing and engineered shapes in steel and titanium. There was just one area where Plymouth Tube needed help—safety.

With an OSHA recordable incident rate that hovered around 7.5, Plymouth Tube knew it needed to do better. And after rolling up its sleeves, the company has managed to transform its safety program. The results are amazing:

• zero recordables two years in a row
• $140,000 saved in workers’ compensation costs
• stronger safety culture
• improved productivity

Productivity is something that Kyle Roach, Operations Manager at Streator, thinks about a lot. And there is serious evidence that production improvements are linked to safety improvements. He says:

Our production numbers are up. We’re having one of the best years we’ve had in a long time. And it’s not due to sales.

What is it that’s had such a positive effect on almost every facet of business? You’ll have to read the Plymouth Tube case study to find out.