Safety

AF&PA Safety Excellence Awards

Weyerhaeuser's 2007 safety record was in the top 10 percent of companies surveyed by the American Forest & Paper Association. The American Forest & Paper Association recognized Weyerhaeuser sites for exemplary safety performance. The awards were given to member companies in 2007 for the lowest total case incident rate for the year 2006, based on work-hour categories. Sites awarded by AF&PA were:

• New Bern, N.C., for wood products facilities with 250,000 to 500,000 hours worked
• Bay City Sort Yard, Wash., won in the woodlands category with less than 200,000 hours worked
• Richmond, Va., won for all recycling collection centers

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program

We participate in the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. This program promotes and recognizes effective safety and health management programs. VPP recognizes two levels of accomplishment: star and merit. Star sites serve as models for health and safety in the industry and as mentors to other companies.

Sites recognized by VPP in 2007 include:

• The Topwood Optimization Project in Springfield, Ore., was recognized by Oregon OSHA for its voluntary implementation of rigorous safety standards. The operation, which uses the tops of trees for small dimension lumber and chips to ensure every part of a tree is used, received the agency's Voluntary Protection Program Merit Award. Sixteen worksites in the state participate in the program.
• The Beaverton, Ore., iLevel service center received a VPP Star Award from Oregon OSHA.
• Without a recordable incident for more than two years, without a lost time injury for more than 11 years, and with a 98.5 percent score on a recent HS&E audit, the St. Paul, Minn., iLevel service center achieved OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs Star status.

2006 Regional Health and Safety Achievement Award

The Kenora, Ontario, wood products facility is a 2006 Regional Health and Safety Achievement Award winner, one of three out of 200 forest industry facilities in the Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association's Western Ontario Region. OFSWA bestowed the award based on an evaluation of the operation's safety record, policies, programs, initiatives and audit protocols.

2007 West Virginia Forestry Association's President's Service Award

Weyerhaeuser's West Virginia employees received the 2007 West Virginia Forestry Association's President's Service Award for outstanding work and accomplishments as a member of the state's forestry community. The WVFA works to promote sound forest management practices and recognize exemplary work in the industry.

Southern Forest Products Association 2006 Sawmill Safety Award

The Taylor, La., and New Bern, N.C., lumber mills each won the Southern Forest Products Association 2006 Sawmill Safety Award in June 2007. The SFPA considers members based on occupational injuries and illnesses for the awards.

International Builders Show Awards

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company took two major awards at the International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. Awards went to Trendmaker for Single Family Builder Safety Program of the Year and to Quadrant Homes for Single Family Builder Program of the Year.

Pulp and Paper Safety Association Awards

The Pulp and Paper Safety Association presented several Weyerhaeuser facilities with various awards for their performance in 2006. Those recognized for no lost time include:

• packaging facilities in Bowling Green, Ky.; Grand Prairie, Texas; and Jackson, Miss.;
• containerboard operations in Springfield, Ore.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Oxnard, Calif.; and Henderson, Ky.;
• the New Bern, N.C., pulp mill; and
• the Columbus, Miss., paper operation.

The most improved award went to the Grande Prairie, Alberta, pulp mill. The best one-year record went to New Bern.