Perfect safety score for Sodexo plant operations at ABAC

TIFTON — The Sodexo plant operations area at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently received a perfect score in a safety audit that took place on the campus.

The audit was conducted by a contracted company through Sodexo that serves as an independent third party for the company.

"The safety audit team looked primarily at the areas completely under Sodexo’s control," said Andy Bihl, director of Sodexho plant operations at ABAC.

"The areas included shipping and receiving, mechanical rooms in the buildings, office areas within plant operations, and the physical plant."

Bihl said that standards under Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Fire Protection Association, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and Sodexo had to be met, specifically at the training and recordkeeping levels, as well as those concerning the environment.

"Anything below an 89 will automatically call for a re-audit," said Bihl. "We work very hard at maintaining a safe environment for our employees with a stringent set of standards. We strive to create a safety mindset within the employees and want them to be safe at work. It is good business and good people practice."

Bihl said there is an internal safety committee made up of hourly employees who meet once a month to do inspections and share observations and recommendations to make things safer for ABAC.

Bihl said it was a team effort that gave ABAC’s plant operations the high safety audit score.

"It’s a team effort and requires everyone paying attention all of the time," Bihl said. "Employees will never be penalized for asking to make something safer."

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