sept-oct-2020

Blue Diamond Salida Facility Achieves Major Safety Milestone Blue Diamond Growers ’ Salida manufacturing plant recently achieved five million working hours without a Lost Time Incident. Salida’s impressive safety milestone highlights the strong safety culture promoted throughout the co-op. Blue Diamond ’s focus on workplace safety starts with a workforce dedicated to personal responsibility and continuous improvement. In additional to a robust Health & Safety program and Zero Harm culture across the cooperative, the Salida site’s focus on safety includes grassroots Safety Culture Teams, a dedicated Employee Safety Committee, OSHA 10 Hour Training, Safety Champions, and annual participation in OSHA’s National Safe and Sound Week. NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Salida Showcases Start of Harvest Season Blue Diamond hosted a tour of the Salida site for California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and Almond Alliance of California President Elaine Trevino. The Blue Diamond team shared with Ma and Trevino the importance of California almonds and showcased the site’s receiving and processing capabilities, including a peek inside the new Bulk 8 warehouse. Blue Diamond Growers does not endorse or verify statements made by advertisers within this publication. 1 2 A L M O N D F A C T S