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OSHA News Release -
Dallas
Region
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Region 6 News Release: OSHA-07-1475-DAL
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
Contact: Diana Petterson or Elizabeth Todd
Phone: 214-767-4776, ext. 222 or 221
INGLESIDE, Texas -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has congratulated Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd. in Ingleside for three years of participation in its prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) at the highest, or "star" level. A recognition ceremony was recently held at the company's facility on Kiewit Road.
"Kiewit Offshore Services has demonstrated excellence in effective safety and health management," said OSHA Regional Administrator Dean W. McDaniel in Dallas. "The company's outstanding efforts include maintaining an injury and illness rate 96 percent below the national average for the industry."
Kiewit Offshore Services employs 922 employees with about 450 contract workers at the Ingleside location. The site manufactures and repairs offshore oil and gas platforms and large structural steel components. Kiewit Offshore Services is a subsidiary of Omaha, Neb.-based Kiewit Corp.
More than 1,860 worksites nationwide have earned entry into OSHA's VPP. Requirements include a high degree of management support and employee involvement, a high quality worksite hazard analysis, prevention and control programs, and comprehensive safety and health training for all employees. Each of these elements must be effective, in place and in operation for at least one year before a company can apply to join the VPP. Companies in the VPP achieve average injury rates 50 percent lower than other companies in their respective industries.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request. Call (202) 693-7765 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
Contact: Diana Petterson or Elizabeth Todd
Phone: 214-767-4776, ext. 222 or 221
Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, achieves U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognition for excellence in safety and health management
INGLESIDE, Texas -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has congratulated Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd. in Ingleside for three years of participation in its prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) at the highest, or "star" level. A recognition ceremony was recently held at the company's facility on Kiewit Road.
"Kiewit Offshore Services has demonstrated excellence in effective safety and health management," said OSHA Regional Administrator Dean W. McDaniel in Dallas. "The company's outstanding efforts include maintaining an injury and illness rate 96 percent below the national average for the industry."
Kiewit Offshore Services employs 922 employees with about 450 contract workers at the Ingleside location. The site manufactures and repairs offshore oil and gas platforms and large structural steel components. Kiewit Offshore Services is a subsidiary of Omaha, Neb.-based Kiewit Corp.
More than 1,860 worksites nationwide have earned entry into OSHA's VPP. Requirements include a high degree of management support and employee involvement, a high quality worksite hazard analysis, prevention and control programs, and comprehensive safety and health training for all employees. Each of these elements must be effective, in place and in operation for at least one year before a company can apply to join the VPP. Companies in the VPP achieve average injury rates 50 percent lower than other companies in their respective industries.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request. Call (202) 693-7765 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.