Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Report - Catalog - Page 9
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Crown’s Employees and Communities
When employees feel valued, respected
and trusted, they are better able to take
care of themselves, their customers and
their communities. Crown believes the
health and safety of every team member
is critical to its success and the vitality
of the communities in which it operates.
The company’s long-standing philosophy of prioritizing employee well-being
is embraced by its corporate leaders
Crown’s culture of safety
Safety is a top priority at Crown.
Comprehensive and on-going training,
including raising awareness of potential
hazards in the workplace and educating employees about proper reporting
procedures, is just part of a larger
safety initiative that involves every team
member in every location. The primary
factors in the success of Crown’s culture
classification sector, earning the facility
membership in the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition
Program (SHARP). Crown’s employees
at this facility have been recognized for
safety achievements for eight consecutive years by North Carolina’s Department of Labor.
of safety include:
Health Challenge inspires
fitness
At Crown, healthy
• Employee involvement and
For Crown employees, the annual
employees are
• Management support
around the world today.
the cornerstones
of a healthy
company.
empowerment
• A focus on both conditional and
behavior-based safety
Employee involvement
fuels health and safety
improvements
Crown facilities have established environmental health and safety teams that
empower employees to take ownership
In addition to offering a comprehensive
benefits package to ensure employees
have the tools they need to thrive and
prosper, Crown has implemented a
variety of health, safety and community
investment initiatives that have proven
successful. New employees receive an
employee manual that fully details the
company’s philosophy and policies are
of health and safety improvements.
Globally, participation on teams ranges
up to 77 percent. Depending on local
needs, teams may focus on:
• Mentoring
• Ergonomics
• Lockout/tag-out procedures
• Emergency response
posted internally to promote awareness.
• Behavior-based safety and health
Crown also encourages open and
One million employee hours
with no injuries or illnesses
constructive communication between
employees, supervisors and the human
One shining example of Crown’s ded-
resources department. An independent,
ication to safety is its manufacturing
anonymous and confidential helpline
facility in Kinston, NC. Employees there
is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a
recently achieved one million employee
year to assist employees in reporting
hours with no injuries or illnesses. This
concerns.
incidence rate is 50 percent below the
Crown Health Challenge enables employees to take action and see results.
Employees team up in a friendly 10week competition to inspire health and
fitness across the organization. In the
most recent Health Challenge:
• Nearly 600 employees participated
• 30 Crown locations across the United
States represented
• More than 1 million minutes of
exercise logged
• 5,540 pounds lost
In addition to the Health Challenge,
Crown offers health screenings and
immunizations, self-care manuals,
fitness center initiatives, an Employee
Assistance Program, and health
insurance benefits among other
programs to encourage employees to
prioritize their health and well-being,
both at work and at home.
industry standard within its industrial
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