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New Holland, Case IH Workers Achieve Incident-Free Milestone
USAgNet - 02/20/2019

CNH Industrial announces that its New Holland Agriculture facility, located in its namesake New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA, and its Case IH facility in Fargo, North Dakota both recently achieved three million production hours without a lost time incident. The safety milestone is an example of the Company's overall commitment to sustainability, as the safety and welfare of employees are key components of a sustainable operation.

Leaders at both of the facilities said adherence to the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program contributed to the milestone. WCM is one of the global manufacturing industry's highest standards for the integrated management of manufacturing plants and processes. It is a pillar-structured system based on continuous improvement, designed to eliminate waste and loss from the production process by identifying objectives such as zero injuries, zero defects, zero breakdowns and zero waste.

New Holland plant manager Tim Smith also attributed much of the success in reaching the incident-free milestone to the facility's safety lab, a dedicated space where new and current employees are trained on safe work habits as part of the WCM program.

"Implementing a safety lab allows us to analyze, assess and apply preventative safety measures for employees on the production line," Smith said. "We continuously review results from safety lab tests and make process changes which reduces incident severity."

Fargo plant manager Adi Garg said the Fargo facility's Safety Steering Committee, which works with all employees to implement the safety practices for their role, combined with employees' increased awareness of their surroundings made a positive contribution to the plant's safety success.

CNH Industrial has 11 manufacturing plants, 12 research and development centers, and a workforce of 9,000 in North America. The Company designs, produces and sells 'machines for work' and is present in all major markets worldwide, giving it a unique competitive position.


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