2018 NSC Congress & Expo

29 - From Comfortable to Tragedy to Relentless Pursuit of Excellence - "CASE STUDY" (Room 362C/F)

22 Oct 18
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Mgmt. Ldrship., Empl. Engmt. & Cltr.

Speaker(s): Lance Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Reynolds Consumer Products; Chad Clark, Corporate EHS Director, Reynolds Consumer Products

Moderator(s): David McMichen, Director Safety & Health, Georgia Power;

Reynolds Consumer Products was comfortable and confident in its safety performance when tragedy struck – a machinist was fatally injured on a lathe. The death rocked and stunned RCP’s top executives. This presentation is a case study from the CEO and corporate EHS director on how this tragedy has propelled RCP into the relentless pursuit of safety excellence. You’ll hear about the incident, the investigation process, root cause analysis and lessons learned. The strategy, tactics and tools used to transform the culture into one of “Safety First, Always” will be outlined. Learn from RCP’s experiences and prevent a tragedy in your workplace.