Safety starts with a simple belief: no job or task at Quad is worth someone’s well-being.

That mindset shapes the work across the company’s manufacturing platform every day. Employees are encouraged to speak up, look out for one another and help prevent injuries before they happen.

A recent award at Quad’s Franklin packaging facility shows that approach in action. Franklin received the 2025 Wisconsin Safety Council Workplace Safety Award after a standout year in 2025. The plant achieved a zero DART rate, meaning no injuries led to missed work or job restrictions, and recorded just one minor incident all year.

Franklin’s results reflect a practical, employee-driven approach to keeping people safe on the manufacturing floor. Safety is the first agenda item in every daily meeting and team members take part in Safety Huddles and floor walks to identify risks in real time.

In 2025 alone, employees reported 129 “Safety Opportunities,” each one representing a potential hazard addressed before someone was hurt. Many of those ideas led to simple, meaningful improvements, including reducing stack heights to lower strain risk and redesigning scrap handling so materials move directly to recycling without manual lifting.

Quad also takes a proactive approach to injury prevention by treating employees as “industrial athletes,” with access to onsite Industrial Athletic Trainers who help address physical strain early.

What this means for you

If you’re considering a manufacturing career at Quad, Franklin’s recognition reflects a broader safety culture: employees have a voice, concerns are taken seriously and teams work together to make sure everyone goes home safely.