Blue Diamond Reaches 5 Million Hours Without Lost Time Incident

The company held a socially distant celebration as they marked the safety milestone. Company leaders attest to the culture as well as strong training programs focusing on the well-being of workers. President and CEO Mark Jansen remarked in a recent press release that the facility’s workforce is dedicated to personal responsibility and continuous improvement and that “safety is a year-round priority.”

The company adds that safety programs at Salida include grassroots efforts like “Safety Culture Teams” and says 90% of team members have achieved OSHA 10-hour training. Salida achieved the safety benchmark even amidst an expansion that added a warehouse allowing for 50 million pounds of additional almond storage capacity. Jansen says the milestone represents the company’s “commitment to a Zero Harm culture.”