AGI Sets the Bar for Safety Achievement and a ‘Spot-Report-Fix It’ Call to Action

Company celebrates milestones during its 5^th Annual One AGI Safety Week

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Creating a strong safety culture in the workplace is no easy task. According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) experts, it goes beyond simply meeting standards. It requires a proactive approach where safety is not only a shared responsibility but also tracked using measurable benchmarks.

Ag Growth International (“AGI”) is proud of the increased focus placed on safety over recent years. During this week’s 5th Annual One AGI Safety Week, the company celebrates its employees’ outstanding safety achievements and sets new milestones for success towards building a zero-harm work environment.

“Safety is not only a priority, but also a guiding principle and a key element of our One AGI culture, worldwide. Safety is at the core of everything we do – influencing our decisions, actions and behaviors,” says Paul Householder, AGI President & CEO. “During Safety Week, AGI celebrates the incredible strides made in 2024 and sets new safety benchmarks with a proactive ‘Spot It, Report It, Fix It’ call to action to identify, communicate and correct potentially unsafe conditions.”

Since 2021, AGI’s company-wide focus on implementing a safety education, reporting and training program has paid off. The results have been outstanding in overall trends and performance. Over the past four years, AGI employees have consistently secured significant, year-over-year reductions in the rate of recordable incidents and lost-time injuries. From 2023 to 2024, AGI’s rate of recordable incidents dropped 54% and lost-time injuries declined 50% across its global operations.

Also in 2024, 13 facilities earned AGI Safety Standout awards for achieving one, three or five years without an OSHA lost time incident. Location honors went to (Canada) AGI Saskatoon, AGI Nobleford, AGI Swift Current, AGI Oak Bluff, AGI Winnepeg, and AGI Georgetown; (United States) AGI Clay Center, AGI Joplin, AGI Marshall, AGI Lenexa, AGI Falls City, and AGI Omaha; and (Europe) AGI Italy.

“These achievements translate into an incredible positive impact on the lives, health and well-being of AGI colleagues. AGI's progress in making working conditions safer each day is a true measure of our employees’ discipline and dedication to business practices that keep themselves and their co-workers safe,” comments Householder.

Henry Palomino, Vice President NA Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain, says AGI locations will honor the week with shared stories and activities designed to reinforce and share best practices that further their commitment to a zero-harm workplace.

“AGI’s Annual Safety Week sets the stage for our employee nomination process for Annual Safety Awards, which begins in August. AGI’s award program recognizes individuals, teams and locations for exemplary safety best practices and performance. Employees are our safety advocates; therefore, it is important they nominate co-workers who go above-and-beyond to put safety first,” notes Palomino.

AGI’s Annual Safety Awards initiative includes three prestigious awards:

• Progress in Safety: For facilities improving their leading safety performance.
• Safety at a Customer Site or Project: For well-executed safety at customer or internal projects.
• Outstanding Performance: Recognizing exceptional individual performance or an event related to safety or community service.

AGI employee nominations will end in October with awards announced in December. To learn more about AGI’s Safety culture, visit aggrowth.com

AGI Company Profile

AGI is a provider of solutions for global food infrastructure including seed, fertilizer, grain, feed, and food processing systems. AGI has manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy and distributes its product globally.

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