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2004 - 11/01/2004 - GE Transportation Rail-Global Signaling Achieves OSHA Recognition |
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Region 7 News Release: OSHA/04-2105-KAN Date: Monday, November 1, 2004 Contact: Norma J. Conrad Phone: 816-426-5491 GE Transportation Rail-Global Signaling Achieves OSHA Recognition
Ceremony To Be Held November 3 in Grain Valley, Mo. GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- GE Transportation Rail-Global Signaling has earned membership in the prestigious "Star" Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A recognition ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, November 3. "GE Transportation Rail-Global Signaling has exhibited excellence in effective safety and health management at its Grain Valley facility," said Kansas City OSHA Regional Administrator Charles E. Adkins, CIH. "Their outstanding efforts have included an impressive hazard tracking and reporting system as well as a well-structured ergonomics program." The facility employs 420 workers who are engaged in the assembly & design of railroad signaling products. Companies that have been accepted into the Voluntary Protection Program represent more than 200 industries. The VPP recognizes and promotes effective workplace safety and health management. Companies in the Voluntary Protection Program achieve average injury rates 50 percent lower than other companies in their industry. From coast to coast, approximately 1,100 work sites participate in the program. Information kits about the VPP application and approval process are available from the VPP Manager at the OSHA regional office in Kansas City, Mo., at (816) 426 5861. The role of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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