Gordon Worrell, Fleet Safety Manager for the Smithfield Fleet Safety Department recently earned his Certified Director of Safety credentials through the North American Truck Management Institute and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Center for Integrated Transportation and Security.

To earn the designation of Certified Director of Safety, Gordon had to possess a minimum of 5 years active experience in the safety field, successfully complete a three tiered trade curriculum in the transportation safety arena, sit for a final exam and submit a 17 element case study project for final review by the Program Director and Review Board of the sponsoring University.

Gordon has completed prior studies in Light and Heavy Vehicle Accident Reconstruction at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Transportation Safety Training Center, Incident Safety Management at Fayetteville Technical College and Hazardous Materials Incident Management at the US Fire Administrations Emergency Management Institute in Emmetsburg, Maryland.

In addition to Gordon’s role at Smithfield, he serves on the Safety Management Council for the Virginia Trucking Association, is an active member of the National Private Truck Council’s National Advisory Board for Transportation Safety, a member of the North Carolina Trucking Association, a member of the National Safety Council, and the Virginia Association of Hazardous Materials Response Specialists.

This achievement is an example of Gordon’s dedication to his field of Transportation Safety and commitment to the Smithfield policy of 100% compliance 100% of the time.

Several Smithfield Packing sites kicked off the summer by participating in environmental clean-up activities for Earth Day and “Clean the Bay Day.”

Kinston 1 employees and family members honored Earth Day by participating in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s “Litter Sweep” program to clean up roads around the state.

Approximately 40 volunteers came out to clean along NC 11-55, between the Neuse River Bridge, U.S. 70-258 By-pass, Caswell Street, and other areas. At one point, the volunteers needed to form a human chain to pick up trash along a steep highway slope.

Charlie Prentice, environmental coordinator for the facility, said that with the plant’s ISO 14001 certification comes a commitment to community involvement and that he was glad to see so many employees and their children participate in the event.

Smithfield Packing also sponsored its 3rd annual “Clean the Bay Day” event on June 2. Volunteers picked up a total of 1,320 pounds of trash from a 1-mile section along Berry Hill Road in Smithfield, Va. There were 47 volunteers this year, including a group of girl scouts and the Virginia Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Ann Jennings.