Safety is a core value at Weyerhaeuser and the company’s number one priority. We measure safety by recordable incident rate, which is the number of recordable safety incidents per 100 employees per year. In 1998, our recordable incident rate was 3.8 compared with 4.6 in 1997, a 17 percent decrease. The target for 1999 is 2.5. The ongoing goal is a rate of less than one. Those facilities or operations receiving significant external recognition for their efforts to improve safety during 1998 include:

	PULP MILL
		Flint River, Georgia

	Received a “Star” plant site designation by the US Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Flint River is the fifth Weyerhaeuser facility to receive OSHA’s highest award for accident prevention and on-the-job safety performance.

	CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING PLANT
		Amarillo, Texas

	Accepted into OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program. Acceptance requires plants to exceed the industry safety average and have active safety processes that exceed OSHA regulations.

	Received second consecutive Oregon OSHA Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award. SHARP provides incentives for Oregon employers to develop and implement effective injury- and illness-prevention programs.

	Received the Plant Safety Award from the National Wood Window and Door Association for outstanding safety performance in a 12-month period.

	BUILDING MATERIALS
		Flint River, Georgia

	Received a “Star” plant site designation by the US Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Flint River is the fifth Weyerhaeuser facility to receive OSHA’s highest award for accident prevention and on-the-job safety performance.

	Presented 1998 Golden Hammer Award for vendor excellence in marketing and partnership by National Home Center News. This is the second consecutive year Weyerhaeuser has won the award.