June, 2008 -- Frank’s Casing Crew and Rental Tools, on behalf of the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation, received the 2007 Partners in Safety Award.
LWCC is Louisiana’s largest worker’s compensation carrier, providing coverage to approximately 22,000 policy holders. LWCC is a private, non-profit mutual insurance company.
The award was created to acknowledge outstanding excellence and commitment to workplace safety. The criteria for the 2007 Safest 70 Award included a ranking of policyholders divided into 3 premium groups (small, medium, and large). Each policyholder is qualified within its premium group based on results in the categories of loss ratio, claim frequency and claim severity. Those eligible for the award include current policyholders with the highest ranking in the three categories.
It comes as no surprise that Frank’s achieved this award. Safety is the number one service offered by Frank’s. It is a companywide commitment embedded in every aspect of the business as a core value. Frank’s prides itself in continuously finding new and effective methods to uphold its dedication to safety, resulting in some of the most cautious and prepared personnel in the industry. The company’s pledge to safety is evident in its unique hands-on training approach, specialized manufacturing equipment and its commitment to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) issues.
Frank’s utilizes a number of safety programs and training procedures ranging from basic first aid to advances equipment operation. This includes a Comprehensive Safety Management System (SMS) to ensure that its employees are equipped with the knowledge necessary to handle countless situations. Taking a progressive and pro-active approach, Frank’s built a first class facility for safety instruction and installed a drilling rig at its corporate location to provide hands-on safety and equipment training. Frank’s on-site rig has made the company’s training program one of the most notably unique in the industry.