TROUTVILLE, Va., Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roanoke
Cement Company's Richmond site has
reached a safety milestone with admission into OSHA's Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition Program known as "SHARP." The
program recognizes small business employers who have succeeded with
operating exemplary injury and illness prevention through OSHA's
"On-site Consultation Program." OSHA's On-site Consultation
Program helps employers highlight potential hazards at their
workplace, improve safety programs that are already in place, and
offers the opportunity of a one-year exemption from routine OSHA
inspections.
Acceptance into SHARP is an achievement of status that singles
out individual sites as a model for worksite safety and health.
SHARP achievement is especially important in the Commonwealth of
Virginia, as workplace-related
deaths this year have already surpassed the number of fatalities
recorded in both 2014 and 2015. Last month, Governor Terry McAuliffe emphasized the importance of
workplace safety by attending and speaking at the 21st annual
Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Conference – the first
sitting governor to do so.
Last year, Governor McAuliffe signed the Virginia Voluntary
Protection Programs Act to encourage companies, like Roanoke
Cement, to take safety above and beyond OSHA's requirements. The
commonwealth now has 19 work sites that have been accepted in
SHARP, which is administered through the Virginia Department of
Labor.
"We are proud that of the 19 work sites, three are Roanoke
Cement terminals including Front
Royal, Norfolk, and
Richmond," says David Brinkley, Director of Distribution for
Roanoke Cement. The SHARP journey has taken several years --
working with consultants and the Department of Labor-- to create
this level of safety at our sites. It is truly a cooperative
relationship, as envisioned by the Governor, and one that we
appreciate." Delegate Betsy B. Carr
(69th District) and Director Warren Rice of the Virginia Department of Labor
both made presentations to the Roanoke Cement customers and
employees that were on-hand at the official event held last
week.
Roanoke Cement Company is a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, a
leading heavy building materials producer in the eastern United
States. Titan America is headquartered in Norfolk, VA and its products include cement,
aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and fly ash beneficiation. Its
parent company, Titan Cement Company, S.A., headquartered in
Athens, Greece, is a signatory to
the UN Global Compact, a group of companies committed to
sustainable and socially responsible business practices.
CONTACT: Mary Beth Kramer
Kramer Consulting
(215) 431-3946
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