Green Mountain Power Receives Recognition for Statewide Safety Achievement
January 25 2006 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Green Mountain Power (NYSE:GMP) today received recognition for
achieving statewide excellence in its health and safety program.
The Vermont Department of Labor's Project WorkSAFE Program has
certified that all divisions of Green Mountain Power have met the
requirements of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition
Program (SHARP). "This is a very important achievement for us,"
said Mary Powell, senior vice president and chief operating officer
of Green Mountain Power. "We have made significant progress in our
efforts to be a socially responsible company, and assuring top
safety conditions for our employees at their workplace is a
critical component of our commitment to a socially responsible,
environmentally sound and productive workplace." Last February,
Green Mountain Power completed the SHARP requirements for its
western division. Over the past 12 months, Green Mountain Power and
the Vermont Department of Labor Project WorkSAFE Program have
worked closely to certify the remaining divisions. Detailed
inspections of all the Company's workplaces, including power
plants, resulted in hundreds of small improvements, such as
securing storage cabinets to the wall, ensuring that extension
cords in offices are heavy duty and replacing frayed cables. "We
work in a high hazard business and are very used to high safety
standards for electric work. Now we have achieved similar standards
for indoor workspaces. None of the improvements was terribly
difficult to make, but the breadth and detail of the work necessary
to meet SHARP certification was striking," said Ms. Powell. "The
SHARP process sets the bar very high, and we're pleased we were
able to meet it." The SHARP program is a nationally recognized
program implemented by states under Federal OSHA. The SHARP program
recognizes small, high-hazard businesses with exemplary safety and
health programs. Upon receiving SHARP certification, the workplace
will be exempt from programmed inspections during the period that
the SHARP certification is valid. Currently there are about 800
firms in the United States with certification. For further
information about the SHARP program or Project WorkSAFE, please
visit the Department of Labor and Industry website:
www.state.vt.us/labind. For further information, please contact
Dorothy Schnure, Manager of Communications, Green Mountain Power,
802-655-8418.
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