Feb 8, 2008 ― A.O. Smith McBee Plant Achieves Safety Milestone
At a special ceremony this week, Herbert L. Pirkey, corporate director for safety, health and environment for A.O. Smith Water Products Co, presented the 380 McBee, S.C., employees with a commemorative plaque along with a letter signed by Paul Jones, chairman and CEO of A.O. Smith Corp., for their outstanding safety record in achieving two-million hours without a lost-time accident.
The McBee plant reached the two million hour safety milestone on Nov. 19, 2007, attaining the two-million hour accomplishment for the first time in its 28-year history. Earlier in the year, the plant received the A.O. Smith President’s Safety Award ― the company’s highest form of safety recognition.