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GreenWood, an integrated maintenance and construction solutions provider, announces their customer, Solvay Advanced Polymers, has maintained their status as a VPP Star certified plant. The select group of those who have earned this safety distinction only include companies that religiously comply with the various OSHA safety regulations and procedures, and have achieved injury and illness rates at or below the national average of their respective industries. GreenWood provides Solvay with on-going supplemental maintenance, operations support and special project resources and works with Solvay team members daily to ensure the highest safety standards are maintained in all executed work.

Enhancing workplace safety and health for Vietnamese-American workers in Louisiana is the goal of a new alliance formed between the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Gretna, La., branch office of Boat People SOS. The signing ceremony was held today at OSHA's area office in Baton Rouge.This agreement provides an opportunity for partners involved to join together in promoting safety and health in the workplace, said Dorinda Folse, OSHA's area director in Baton Rouge. We are hopeful that the cooperative effort to maximize worker safety will prevent potential injuries.

The U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has designated Monsanto Aviation Inc., Chesterfield, Mo., as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) star site, the agencys highest recognition for meeting or exceeding workplace safety and health standards.Monsanto Aviation, which has 25 employees who operate and maintain four company aircraft, earned VPP star recognition following a comprehensive onsite evaluation by a team of OSHA safety and health experts.

Edgeos, provider of private labeled, managed vulnerability assessment services, announced today that it will add a new month-to-month based pricing model to its existing suite of managed vulnerability assessment services. This new flexible pricing plan enables smaller technology services providers to start offering vulnerability assessment services without having to commit to a monthly minimum at the outset. This new offering supplements Edgeos' existing subscription-based, software-as-a-service offering, which provides technology service providers, managed services providers, security consultants and security services providers, internal IT/IS organizations, value added resellers, carriers, ISPs, and systems integrators with private labeled vulnerability assessment services on demand.

Imperium Renewables, a leading national provider of biodiesel, today announced it has achieved BQ-9000 certification for its Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel production plant, a 100 million-gallon-per-year facility. Imperium Grays Harbor is now the nation's largest BQ-9000 certified facility. In addition, the facility recorded a 0.0 OSHA RCR (Occupational Safety & Health Administration Recordable Case Rate) for 2008, the lowest possible rating for industrial accidents at a facility. The BQ-9000 program is a unique combination of the ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) standard for biodiesel fuel production and one set by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Program, a cooperative and voluntary program for the accreditation of producers and marketers of biodiesel fuel, which focuses on overall quality management systems.

The Risk Management Association (RMA), RiskBusiness and Algorithmics has announced the bringing together of two of the financial services industrys most respected operational risk content resources the RMA KRI Library and the Algo FIRST external event database. First 500 is an event database that is integrated with the KRI Library taxonomy of risks, processes and products and service types, and is offered using a common user interface. This sub-selection of the full Algo FIRST database is designed to appeal to institutions that would like to analyze external events suffered by other firms as part of their work on KRI selection, Risk Assessments (RCSAs and Risk Maps) and Scenario Analysis. In addition, it will assist present users of the Algo FIRST database who also subscribe to the KRI library to identify relevant risk indicators.

NevaSlip, a trusted and established anti-slip floor treatment company, has announced OSHA, ADA and major insurance carrier compliance. The service aims to minimize falling, which is the second leading cause of accidental death in 1996 according to the National Safety Council. NevaSlipWe have received an increasing number of service requests over the past year resulting from insurance pressures for enhanced safety precautions. Our most common requests involve locker rooms, kitchens, lobbies, high-traffic entryways, patios and pool decks, explained Stan Handman, Founder of NevaSlip Anti-Slip Floor Service. When budgets are tight across the board, preventative strategies safeguard businesses from the threat of insurance cancellation, costly litigation and medical liability.

The National Safety Council (NSC) is introducing two new versions of the OSHA Walkthrough for Industry training program. Like the original program, these versions are great for educating new employees or refreshing the expertise of seasoned staff. The NSC's original OSHA Walkthrough for Industry covers 22 regulatory topics using content from the U.S Occupational Safety & Health Administration's 10-hour training program. The NSC program features an animated character to present lessons and quizzes in an interactive, entertaining manner that enhances retention.

RedVector has announced the release of two new OSHA courses. With the release and immediate availability of OSHA Safety: Introduction to Powered Industrial Trucks and OSHA Recordkeeping: General Recording Criteria, RedVector once again demonstrates its commitment to providing the highest quality and most accessible continuing education and professional development courses to the design and construction industries.

Cal/OSHA investigators this month issued $25,085 in citations for safety and health violations at two Los Angeles Carwash businesses. The companies, Vermont Carwash and Hollywood Carwash were inspected on July 28, 2008 after the Los Angeles Cal/OSHA office received complaints filed by the Southern California Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health on behalf of the employees working at the businesses. Carwashes and other operations using energized machinery and hazardous chemicals have specific requirements they must meet to control exposure and prevent accidents, said Cal/OSHA Chief Len Welsh. Serious injuries or even fatal accidents can be caused by this kind of work if employers fail to protect employees from the types of hazards we found.

Ensuring worker safety and health during Interstate 80 bridge construction over the Missouri River is the goal of a new strategic partnership formed between the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jensen Construction Co. of Des Moines, Iowa.Along with Jensen, general contractor for the new I-80 bridge, OSHA also has extended program participation to subcontractors working on the bridge project. The bridge links Omaha, Neb, and Council Bluffs, Iowa.

In the final weeks of Republican control of Washington, the Bush Administration's OSHA has entered into a nearly toothless settlement agreement with Cintas over lethal violations in its laundries. The agreement attempts to resolve six OSHA cases relating to citations against Cintas for safety hazards at laundry facilities across the country, including hazards that led to the March 2007 death of Cintas worker Eleazar Torres Gomez. Unsafe conditions at Cintas have garnered nationwide media attention and the largest penalty in the service industry. Unfortunately, the agreement not only downgrades the severity of the 43 willful violations issued against Cintas since last spring, but also allows for a two-year delay in many plants across the country in guarding the kind of machines which caused the death of Eleazar Torres Gomez. Torres Gomez was pulled by a conveyor into a 300-degree industrial dryer and trapped for 20 minutes, dying of trauma and thermal injuries. The settlement agreeme

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced that its 725,000 sq. ft. facility in Lynchburg, VA has been recommended for recertification to OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status. Created in 1982, OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs recognize and collaborate with businesses and worksites that show excellence in occupational safety and health. We believe that safety is the first and most important measure of operational excellence, said John Paloian, RR Donnelley's Chief Operating Officer. We are extremely proud of our employees' exceptional teamwork, innovation and attention to safety as reflected by VPP Star Status.

A checklist that ensures the proper functioning of a machine guarding device is among the products developed through an Alliance recently renewed between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD) to protect machine operators. The association created the Sample Light Curtain Check-Out Log that lists inspection items such as verifying that additional guarding devices, interlock switches and mechanical barriers are installed and operating properly. In addition, AHTD Implementation Team members presented 10 machine guarding training seminars to OSHA staff nationwide. The seminars provided technical information about the use of machine guarding devices and robotics in the workplace.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of five members to the 12-person National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The committee, established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, advises the Secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs. We appreciate the advisory committee members' willingness to contribute their time and expertise as they assist the department in improving the safety and health of America's workers, said Secretary Chao.

MetaPower International,has announced that the Company is developing a plant safety product. The plant safety product is a suite of management software ware applications and accompanying services designed to provide a complete solution encompassing plant processes and personnel safety. The program will aid MetaPower clients to create safer working environments while increasing productivity. The product is designed to assist companies to obtain the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program certification. The plant safety product software will provide a way for plant operators to record, track and report all safety processes operating in the plant. The data collected through this product will provide plant operators the ability to identify problems, determine causes and establish the necessary changes to correct the problems. The plant safety product also assesses the impact of those changes, establishes actions to implement the changes and tracks the actions to closure.

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, an U.S. commercial shipyard, recently signed an agreement entering into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The partnership is designed to assist Aker Philadelphia Shipyard in implementing a safety program to further protect employees, improve safety statistics and become qualified to participate in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). The agreement was signed November 12th during a small ceremony at the shipyard by representatives of OSHA, The Philadelphia Metal Trades Council and Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.

Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Seapower Capability Center, Portsmouth, R.I., received a star rating from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for its outstanding record and assessment results as part of the Voluntary Protection Program.The star rating is the VPP's most prestigious level of recognition. It is reserved for employers and employees who have implemented exemplary occupational safety and health practices and achieved injury-illness rates below their industry's national average. Only a select number of facilities across the country receive a VPP star rating each year due to OSHA's strict selection standards and the rigorous evaluation process. The VPP sets performance-based criteria for a managed safety and health system. OSHA's verification process includes a thorough on-site evaluation by a team of safety and health experts.

ClickSafety has developed a new online safety program for its training portfolio - the OSHA 10-Hour Road Construction Safety course. The course is available at ClickSafety portal www.OSHA10.com. By improving the efficiency and lowering the cost of safety training, online coursework makes it easier for construction business owners to lower the risk of injury and death on their job sites. This is particularly important among road construction contractors, as more than 630 fatalities occurred on road construction sites from 2003 to 2007.

AlburtyLab's President, David Alburty issued a statement today regarding serious concerns about efforts by McKesson/Parata to misrepresent and diminish the potential health threats that pharmacy workers face when they work in pharmacies using air pressure driven dispensing machines.