Living Well
At Southwire, living well means much more than earning competitive wages and benefits. It also means working safely in safe environments; making health and wellness part of our daily lives; improving ourselves through continuing education and training; offering a helping hand to fellow employees in need; drawing upon a diverse talents, experiences, and ideas; and enjoying what we do. It means ensuring everyone feels like a respected, valuable part of a team working to make life better for themselves and others.
We are determined to build a diverse workforce. Since 2004, nearly half of all new managerial and professional hires have been either minority or female. The wire and cable industry’s average for lost-time accidents hovers at 1.4 accidents per million hours worked. Southwire’s 2007 rate through September was 0.23 – roughly one-seventh the national rate.
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Our Goals |
Our 2008 Progress |
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Improve employee and leadership diversity |
30 of 63 managerial hires in 2008 were females |
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Achieve world-class lost work injury & illness rate performance by 2012 |
2008 LWC actual = 0.16 (improved 58% over 2007) |
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Achieve world-class recordable injury & illness rate performance by 2012 |
2008 recordable = 3.31 (improved 18% over 2007) |
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Establish "behavioral-based safety” rate program in all factories & warehouses by 2009 |
92% complete |
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Complete industrial hygiene audit of all factories & warehouses by 2009 |
100% complete |
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Achieve OSHA VPP certification in all US factories and warehouses by 2012 |
18% complete |
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Increase percentage of goods and service from minority and women-owned businesses |
13% improvement over 2007 |
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Ensure 50% of employees and their families are current on their recommended preventive health screenings |
Achieved 88% participation in 2008 |
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