Campbell's Soup awarded for zero lost time injuries

The first Soft Tissue Centre Gold Star Award for employee health and wellness has been won by Campbell’s Soup Australia. The company had zero lost time injuries for each of the past three years, meaning that no productive work time was lost due to injury.

The STC Silver Award went to Greater Shepparton City Council and Bronze to CGT Ballarat Gold Mine.

The founder and managing director of the Soft Tissue Centre (STC), James Murray, presented the awards to the companies at a morning tea in Shepparton, Victoria on Tuesday.

STC is a health management service that began in 2000, specialising in supporting employees in the workplace. It focuses on prevention, early intervention and innovative treatment of work-related musculoskeletal injuries. It is based in Gisborne, Victoria, and works with employees and employers at 60 sites across Australia.

STC this year introduced the first annual awards to recognise outstanding achievement in workplace health and wellbeing.​

​The Campbell’s Soup Australia site at Lemnos, in the Goulburn Valley region, near Shepparton, ​had zero lost time injuries for each of the past three years, and only one reported injury for each of the past two years. STC has been working with the company at the Lemnos site since 2007.

​Greater Shepparton City Council had just three WorkCover claims in the past year, which is a significant drop from previous years. In addition, it had a 40% fall in days lost due to injury and a 53% decrease in reported injuries. STC has been working with GSCC for almost three years.

CGT Ballarat Gold Mine had a 76% drop in days lost due to injury over the past 12 months, a 50% fall in WorkCover claims and a 44% decrease in cases involving lost time. STC has been working with CGT Ballarat Gold Mine for the past 12 months.

Murray said, “Our approach is the sports model, keeping everyone on the field for the duration of the game.

“Campbell’s Soup Australia is certainly doing that, zero lost time injuries for the past three years. This is an outstanding result and proof that it can be achieved.

“Greater Shepparton City Council and CGT Ballarat Gold Mine ​have achieved significant reductions in WorkCover claims, injuries and time lost due to injury. They are fast becoming leaders in their field.

“There can be health, wellness and productivity in the workplace. It is achievable. Commercial success does not have to come at the expense of employee health. In fact, employee health and wellness are the key to success.”

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