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I think FM Global introduced a new dimension of safety for us and our team here The engineers and the support that came in were really important They shared lessons they had learned with other com panies failings in other places that convinced us we should be as tight as we could be Swee Leong Lim President Leviton W orkers on the factory floor women mainly sit in rows Dressed in blue shirts and jeans each one labors dutifully performing a specific role in assembling some small part of the company s well known electrical components Rapidly one worker fin ishes and moves her work down the bench to the next who does something slightly different to the same component Some of the staffers operate specialized machines Some punch out molds attach casings or affix screws Some tend to packaging all in a joined effort to assemble encase and ship Leviton products worldwide The work is monotonous and requires focus so they can t easily look away Though when a stranger passes a hint of a bashful smile appears This type of manufacturing operation is by now familiar to the West It has become an economical nearly de facto way to produce goods for so many multinational corporations But Leviton s site located in Dongguan China is different in many respects As a family owned company Leviton has always taken great pride in its emphasis on safety Beginning with its founder Isidor Leviton in the early 20th century the company has relied on family to staff and run its production This close knit approach to business resulted in an early focus on life safety Of course says Chief Financial Officer Mark Baydarian safety comes at a cost Preven tion is what we focus on If you prevent the loss it never happens It sounds obvious but that s the way we approach safety Leviton today Leviton has come a long way since its found ing Today Leviton employs more than 6 500 people and its products are sold in 80 countries The Dongguan site employs its biggest workforce and produces the com pany s bread and butter product the ground fault circuit interrupter or GFCI A drab industrial burg home to many manufacturers Dongguan is two hours or so north of Hong Kong across a mountainous ISSUE 3 2014 Reason 45