Yaskawa Receives Highest Risk Control Award

November 5, 2019

Yaskawa received the Highest Risk Control Award for the manufacturing sector of Columbus Insurance Ltd. This is awarded to the manufacturer who has implemented risk controls that yield an industry-leading workers compensation claims frequency rate for the past five years. Other metrics used to select the award winner include annual safety audit scores, employee engagement in safety programs, and net risk sharing with other members.

Columbus Insurance Ltd. is an affiliate of Captive Resources and is a group of diverse companies with outstanding safety records who form together to control their insurance costs and develop organizational cultures that exemplify the best safety and loss prevention practices.

“Companies have to show evidence of excellent safety performance to be invited to join Captive Resources,” says Craig Espevik, Yaskawa Vice President of Operations. “To be selected as the winner amongst manufacturers with outstanding safety records is a special honor. It’s recognition of the efforts of each of our associates to identify and control risk to prevent workplace injury.”

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