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Saint-Gobain Plants Honored for Safety
Three Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plants received a Special Recognition Award
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (October 29, 2007) -- Twenty-two CertainTeed and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics manufacturing sites in the United States recently received awards for safety performance in 2006 from The Society of the Plastics Industry’s (SPI) Occupational Health and Environmental Issues Committee.
The Distinguished Safety Award, (the highest award given by SPI), recognized sites without an OSHA recordable injury or illness in 2006: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in Beaverton, Mich.; Clearwater, Fla.; Mickleton, N.J.; Poestenkill, N.Y.; Seattle, Wash.; and Taunton and Worcester, Mass.
The SPI Achievement Award was earned by the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plants in Bridgewater, N.J.; Elk Grove, Ill.; Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; Garden Grove, Calif.; and Ravenna, Ohio. These facilities operated without an injury or illness resulting in lost time or restricted work activity.
Two facilities were honored with an Award of Merit for having a days-away-from-work, days of restricted activity or job transfer (DART) rate lower than the national average for their industry and a DART rate reduction of at least 20 percent compared to their previous rate. These sites are the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics facility in Bristol, R.I., and the CertainTeed facility in Social Circle, Ga.
Three Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plants — in Granville, N.Y.; Portage, Wis.; and Wayne, N.J. — and five CertainTeed facilities — in Buffalo, N.Y.; Jackson, Mich.; Lodi, Calif.; Waco, Texas; and Williamsport, Md. — received a Special Recognition Award for having safety performance in 2006 better than the national average for their Standard Industrial Classification Code.
Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry is a 1,500-member trade association representing the plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers, and raw materials.
Saint-Gobain Corporation employs more than 26,000 people across the U.S. and Canada at approximately 180 plants and 150 distribution outlets. Globally, Saint-Gobain has sales of $52 billion and 200,000 employees in 50 countries.
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CONTACT:
Susan Lindsey
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
(502) 423-6346
Mike Loughery
CertainTeed Corporation
(610) 341-7328
Contact
Susan Lindsey
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
(502) 423-6346
Mike Loughery
CertainTeed Corporation
(610) 341-7328