Hills Pet Nutrition has taken on some partners in building the new Hills Dry Pet Food plant in Emporia. The U.S. Department of Labor said in a news release this week that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Kansas Department of Labor’s division of Industrial Safety and Health and contractors on the project are working with Hills toward the goal of creating and maintaining a worksite free of worker injuries and illnesses. Other partners are Austin Building and Design and Kajima Building and Design.
The news release said the partnership will serve as a model to subcontractors and others by demonstrating how to implement a strong safety and health program on a large, multi-employer work site. It also encourages a higher level of participation in the safety process by involving everyone on the job site. The project is scheduled to run about two years.