As linen, uniform and facility services companies across North America look to ensure a safe environment for their employees, a U.S. company recently teamed with a consultant, Safety Solutions for Healthcare, to meet this challenge head-on with a safety strategy that resulted in a significant reduction in work-related injuries.

In 2021, a new CEO was named to oversee the company. As he reviewed this healthcare launderer’s programs, he recognized that an additional focus on safety was needed. The company—we’ve withheld its name at the operator’s request—was experiencing a spike in workers’ compensation claims. Clearly, a fresh initiative was needed to ...