Chroma Technology Corp, based in Bellows Falls, has received an award for workplace safety from workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC. Only eight, out of more than 20,000 policyholders, were honored with a safety award at MEMIC’s Annual Meeting. Chroma Technology Corp is an employee-owned manufacturer of optical filters.
“Chroma Technology Corp. has a best practice injury prevention program that gets incredible results year after year,” said its MEMIC safety management consultant, Eric Grant. “Chroma Technology Corp. has taken proactive, self-directed approaches to reducing non-value added tasks, human touches and ergonomic risk factors.” The company has invested in robotic processes and automation that eliminate risk factors and prevent injuries.
“We have a strong belief here that everyone is family,” said Chip Siler, the health, safety and environmental manager at Chroma Technology Corp. “We care that everyone goes home at the end of the day well and is able to come back the next day still well and continue to do what we do best.” Siler’s passion for safety extends out into the community through his work with the Southern Vermont Safety Council.
MEMIC’s senior vice president of loss control and safety services, Karl Siegfried, said: “As we traveled throughout the Northeast presenting these safety awards, I was struck by how alike the company cultures are in spite of how diverse the work they do is. Every safety award winner talks about and treats their employees like they are family, with tremendous passion for what they do and compassion for who they work with.”
The other MEMIC safety award winners include: Arbors of Hop Brook LP of Manchester, Connecticut; Computer Components Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; H.B. Fleming Inc. of South Portland, Maine; Kennebec Anesthesia Associates of Augusta, Maine; Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc. of Stratham, New Hampshire; Mid Maine CPL, LLC of Lewiston, Maine; and Zweigle's Inc. of Rochester, New York.
About MEMIC
The MEMIC Group includes MEMIC Indemnity Company, MEMIC Casualty Company, and parent company Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company; all rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best. As a super-regional workers’ compensation specialty insurer, The MEMIC Group holds licenses to write workers’ compensation in 46 states plus the District of Columbia. The group insures more than 20,000 employers and their estimated 300,000 employees, and holds more than $1 billion in assets. The group maintains offices in Manchester, NH; Glastonbury, CT; Albany, NY; Weehawken, NJ; West Conshohocken, PA; Tysons Corner, VA; and Tampa, FL; in addition to its headquarters in Portland, ME.