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    Achieving Zero-Incident Rates: A Program for Health & Safety Excellence

    Teaser Safety talk is easy—action is harder. Milliken, a repeat America's Safest Companies honoree, built its zero-incident culture over decades. With expert practitioners and full workforce engagement, it proves that safety excellence is always worth the effort.

    June 11, 2025

    12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM GMT

    Duration: 60 minutes

    Sponsor: Performance Solutions by Milliken

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    Summary

    It's easy to say that safety is a top priority during recruiting, but committing to zero-incident excellence takes effort. Milliken, a frequent winner of Environmental Health & Safety Today's America's Safest Companies Awards, spent decades developing its safety excellence system. The manufacturing company learned critical lessons from its workforce, creating a group of seasoned, professional safety practitioners who have a firsthand understanding of its safety philosophy.

    As one of the safest companies globally, Milliken believes engaging every associate in health & safety, delivering a zero-incident rate and improving health & safety in every area of an organization is worth the effort.

    In this webinar, the Milliken team will discuss:

    • Milliken’s journey of Health & Safety Excellence
    • They key principles of the Milliken Safety Way
    • Using a losses & a risk map approach to direct where you should be allocating your resources
    • To what extent do you view your workforce as an untapped resource of health & safety improvements?
    • How can you identify & achieve sustainable results by leveraging the Health & Safety Assessment?

     

    Speakers

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    Shawn Smith | Director of Business Development | Performance Solutions by Milliken

    Shawn has worked for Milliken & Company for over 15 years. He started as a Product and Process Improvement Engineer in Milliken’s textile division. He has held many different positions within multiple Milliken manufacturing sites. After his role as a PPI Engineer, he held many positions such as, Production Leader, MPS Specialist, Senior Production Leader, PPI Manager, and Supply Chain Leader.

    Shawn’s role as an MPS Specialist at our Columbus, NC site was instrumental in developing it into a model site for the company and helping the new PSbyM business create its initial education material. Shawn also held one of the first Lean Champion roles within Milliken & Company. Shawn joined Performance Solutions by Milliken (PSbyM) in 2011. As a practitioner he has led and developed systems within many industries including packaging, food & beverage, paper, and medical device manufacturing.

    Shawn is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

     

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    Darren O'Connor | Director of Business Development | Performance Solutions by Milliken

    Darren has worked for Milliken & Co. for 20+ in a wide variety of roles and responsibilities years.  Darren has supported global and pan-European clients across several countries/languages/cultures in the automotive, textile, food and paper / packaging industries. Darren partners with organizations at all levels in the strategic and tactical implementation of Leadership, Health & Safety, Supply Chain and Performance Excellence. 

    Darren holds a BSc (Hons) Degree in Safety, Health & Environmental Management, from the University of Manchester as well as earning Industrial Engineering and Management Diplomas from the University of Central Lancashire. Darren is NEBOSH Diploma qualified Health & Safety Professional with a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

     

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