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PORTLAND — Lewiston and Smithfield businesses were among four awarded for workplace safety by the MEMIC Group at its annual meeting of its more than 18,000 Maine policyholders.
MEMIC’s senior vice president of loss control and safety services, Karl Siegfried, paid tribute to Lewiston’s Compounding Solutions, LLC; Belfast’s Ducktrap River of Maine; Bangor’s Gaftek Inc.; and Smithfield’s Home Hope & Healing, Inc. for their workplace safety efforts.
Compounding Solutions, LLC is committed to manufacturing specialty plastics compounds and concentrates of the highest quality, including satisfying the strict requirements of the medical device industry. In the past few years, the company has more than doubled the size of its facilities and workforce to 120,000 square feet and more than 100 employees.
“It’s got to be a culture, it’s got to start from the top and work its way through the managers right down to each individual employee,” said owner/general manager Scott Neal. “If any of the employees have questions or concerns, it’s very easy for any employee to go to any manager and ask them a question or ask for suggestions or offer suggestions,” said maintenance manager Gene Girouard.
Ducktrap River of Maine is a growing gourmet smoked fish and seafood company with a 45,000 square foot facility and 150 employees working 24 hours a day six days a week.
Gaftek Inc. is a provider of petroleum services with 24-hour emergency service, tank installations and facility inspections.
Home Hope & Healing, Inc. is a home care agency providing pediatric and adult nursing care in homes throughout Maine. Founded in 2002 by two sisters who are registered nurses, the company now has about 230 employees. Four other workplace safety award winners outside of Maine were also honored by MEMIC:
The MEMIC Group, a super-regional workers’ compensation specialty insurer, holds licenses to write workers’ compensation across the country. The group insures more than 20,000 employers and their estimated 300,000 employees.
PHOTO: Ducktrap River of Maine’s HR & Safety Manager Jim Philbrook with MEMIC President and CEO Michael Bourque and Ducktrap River General Manager Don Cynewski. (MEMIC photo)
