Wayne Farms LLC racked up nine separate awards during the 2019 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, once again validating the company’s “Zero Accident Culture” approach to employee safety and health. Industry leaders and peers joined Wayne Farms safety and leadership staff as the company received the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council’s prestigious Awards of Distinction and Awards of Honor for innovative and effective employee safety and health results over the last year. Awards were based on injury statistics over a three-year span in tandem with evaluation of written applications by judges.

The accolades come on the heels of 2018’s banner, multi-awards win, with Wayne Farms picking up ten awards across several facilities. In fact, Wayne Farms’ safety record has steadily improved over the last five years. Under the leadership of Senior Director of Safety and Health Reggie McLee, the Zero Accident Culture platform was launched in 2015 to focus on sustainable safe practices across the entire workforce of nearly 10,000 people.