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2005 - 10/12/2005 - Honeywell Hardware Product Group Achieves OSHA Recognition |
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Region 6 News Release: OSHA-05-1913-DAL Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005 Contact: Diana Petterson or Elizabeth Todd Phone: (214) 767-4776, ext. 222 or 221 Honeywell Hardware Product Group Achieves OSHA Recognition
Ceremony Held in Roanoke ROANOKE, Texas -- Honeywell Hardware Product Group, Roanoke, Texas, has earned membership in the prestigious "Star" Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). A recognition ceremony was held at the company's worksite on 700 Henrietta Creek Road in Roanoke. "Honeywell Hardware has demonstrated excellence in effective safety and health management," said OSHA Regional Administrator John Miles in Dallas. "Their outstanding efforts include maintaining an injury and illness rate 56 percent below the national average for their industry." Honeywell Hardware Product Group, headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., employs about 225 workers at the Roanoke location and is a single-source supplier for aerospace consumable hardware and inventory support requirements. The company is a business unit of Honeywell Aerospace located in Phoenix, Ariz. The Voluntary Protection Programs recognize and promote effective workplace safety and health management. About 1,300 work sites throughout the U.S have earned OSHA's highest recognition as participants in the VPP. More than 280 industries are represented within the programs. VPP participants typically achieve injury and illness rates more than 50 percent below their respective industry's average rates. Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. 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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