WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2025--
Creating a strong safety culture in the workplace is no easy task. According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) experts, it goes beyond simply meeting standards. It requires a proactive approach where safety is not only a shared responsibility but also tracked using measurable benchmarks.
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Ag Growth International (“AGI”) is proud of the increased focus placed on safety over recent years. During this week’s 5th Annual One AGI Safety Week, the company celebrates its employees’ outstanding safety achievements and sets new milestones for success towards building a zero-harm work environment.
“Safety is not only a priority, but also a guiding principle and a key element of our One AGI culture, worldwide. Safety is at the core of everything we do – influencing our decisions, actions and behaviors,” says Paul Householder, AGI President & CEO. “During Safety Week, AGI celebrates the incredible strides made in 2024 and sets new safety benchmarks with a proactive ‘ Spot It, Report It, Fix It ’ call to action to identify, communicate and correct potentially unsafe conditions.”
Since 2021, AGI’s company-wide focus on implementing a safety education, reporting and training program has paid off. The results have been outstanding in overall trends and performance. Over the past four years, AGI employees have consistently secured significant, year-over-year reductions in the rate of recordable incidents and lost-time injuries. From 2023 to 2024, AGI’s rate of recordable incidents dropped 54% and lost-time injuries declined 50% across its global operations.
Also in 2024, 13 facilities earned AGI Safety Standout awards for achieving one, three or five years without an OSHA lost time incident. Location honors went to (Canada) AGI Saskatoon, AGI Nobleford, AGI Swift Current, AGI Oak Bluff, AGI Winnepeg, and AGI Georgetown; (United States) AGI Clay Center, AGI Joplin, AGI Marshall, AGI Lenexa, AGI Falls City, and AGI Omaha; and (Europe) AGI Italy.
“These achievements translate into an incredible positive impact on the lives, health and well-being of AGI colleagues. AGI's progress in making working conditions safer each day is a true measure of our employees’ discipline and dedication to business practices that keep themselves and their co-workers safe,” comments Householder.
Henry Palomino, Vice President NA Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain, says AGI locations will honor the week with shared stories and activities designed to reinforce and share best practices that further their commitment to a zero-harm workplace.
“AGI’s Annual Safety Week sets the stage for our employee nomination process for Annual Safety Awards, which begins in August. AGI’s award program recognizes individuals, teams and locations for exemplary safety best practices and performance. Employees are our safety advocates; therefore, it is important they nominate co-workers who go above-and-beyond to put safety first,” notes Palomino.
AGI’s Annual Safety Awards initiative includes three prestigious awards:
AGI employee nominations will end in October with awards announced in December. To learn more about AGI’s Safety culture, visit aggrowth.com
AGI Company Profile
AGI is a provider of solutions for global food infrastructure including seed, fertilizer, grain, feed, and food processing systems. AGI has manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy and distributes its product globally.
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AGI celebrates its 5th Annual Safety Week with four consecutive years of significant declines in recordable incidents and lost time injuries.
The first stage of Mohamed Salah’s rehabilitation at Liverpool is complete after the Egypt forward returned to the team for its 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
The question now as Salah heads off to the Africa Cup of Nations: Is there a future for him at Anfield when he comes back?
Salah, who let rip last weekend about his current frustrations at Liverpool, entered as a 26th-minute substitute to a big ovation and set up the second of Hugo Ekitike’s goals as the defending champion extended its unbeaten run to five games in all competitions.
Also Saturday, Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 and was set on its way to victory by Cole Palmer’s first goal in three months. First-place Arsenal hosts last-place Wolverhampton later.
Salah held talks with Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Friday in an effort to overcome their issues and the result was that Salah was recalled to the matchday squad for the Brighton game. He had been a substitute for the last three Premier League matches before being left at home for the midweek Champions League trip to Inter Milan as a punishment for his explosive comments to reporters last weekend.
“It was an easy decision to put him in the squad," Slot said. “I have said many times before what has been said between us will stay between us.”
Liverpool's fans demonstrated they are willing to excuse Salah for his show of anger and gave him a rapturous welcome when he came on as a substitute for the injured Joe Gomez midway through the first half.
By then, Liverpool was leading 1-0 thanks to Ekitike's rising shot inside the first minute and Salah showed glimpses of his class, especially on the counterattack. It was Salah's corner kick that was headed in by Ekitike for the second goal in the 60th, sparking another round of chants for the Egyptian.
Slot said Salah was a threat all game.
“Pleasing to see but not a surprise,” Slot said.
Salah could be away for more than a month if Egypt goes all the way in the Africa Cup.
It was a second straight start for Palmer, whose season has been blighted by a groin injury that has restricted him to seven games in all competitions.
There looked to be nothing wrong with Palmer when he ran onto Malo Gusto's pass and slipped a finish inside the near post to give Chelsea the lead in the 21st minute at Stamford Bridge.
However, Palmer said after the game that he wasn't at his best yet because he was “still dealing with an injury.”
“It’s just a matter of not doing too much too soon,” Palmer told the BBC. “Literally, it’s just a day-by-day thing. Hopefully it gets better.”
Gusto added the second goal in the 45th minute for Chelsea, which jumped to fourth place.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca complained after the match at a lack of support at the club “in general” and said the last two days had been his worst time since arriving in the summer of 2024.
Burnley slumped to a seventh straight loss after being turned over 3-2 by Fulham, with a loud chorus of boos greeting the final whistle at Turf Moor.
Harry Wilson set up two goals and scored the other for Fulham, which climbed to 13th place.
Burnley, which was promoted last season, stayed in next-to-last place and is five points from safety.
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Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Everton in London, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Liverpool fans hold placard depicting Liverpool's Mohamed Salah before the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, left, challenges for the ball with Brighton's Lewis Dunk during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
