The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Department Recertifies Raytheon Missile Systems’ Palo Verde Site with Voluntary Protection Program STAR Designation
(Phoenix, Ariz.) –The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) Consultation Department recently recertified Raytheon Missile Systems’ Palo Verde Site as a “STAR Site” through its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Companies who are awarded the STAR designation demonstrate exemplary and comprehensive, safety and health management systems.
VPP is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) highest program of recognition across all United States OSHA organizations. It recognizes employers and workers in private and federal workplaces who have exemplified effective safety and health management systems to achieve injury and illness rates more than 50 percent below the national average.
“Raytheon’s has a strong commitment to safety and is noticeable with the four locations in Tucson that are recognized as STAR sites,” said Jessie Atencio, assistant director and consultation and training program manager for ADOSH. “Their team should be proud of the safe working environment that is part of the culture.”
“Raytheon works diligently to maintain a safe and secure workplace for all of its employees,” said John Patterson, Raytheon Missile Systems spokesman. “This recognition as a “STAR” site is further validation that our efforts are paying dividends.”
To qualify for VPP status, employers must submit an application to OSHA and undergo an onsite evaluation by a team of safety and health professionals. VPP participants and sites earning the “STAR Site” designation are re-evaluated every three to five years in order to remain in the program. VPP participants are exempt from OSHA programmed inspections while they maintain their VPP status.
Other VPP STAR designation sites in Tucson include Johns Manville, Honeywell, Fluor Facility & Plant Services and Granite Construction Company.
Currently, 34 Arizona companies are VPP “Stars” and they include: Central Arizona Project; Cintas Corporation; Ducommun LaBarge Technologies; Fluor Facility & Plant Services; Forever Resorts/North Rim Grand Canyon, LLC ; Frito Lay Service Center; General Electric Company/Mobile Water Inc.; Granite Construction Company; Hamilton Sundstrand; Honeywell Aerospace Avionics Product Center; Honeywell Aerospace Service; Honeywell Aircraft Landing Systems; Honeywell Defense & Space; Honeywell Engines & Systems; Hunt Construction Group; Hunter Douglas, Inc. Horizontal Blinds; Insulfoam; Johns Manville; Maricopa Integrated Health Service; McCarthy Building Companies; Mesquite Power, LLC; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station; Printpack Inc.; Prudential Overall Supply; Raytheon Missile Systems – Palo Verde; Raytheon Missile Systems Airport Site; Raytheon Missile Systems; General Dynamics; Simmons Manufacturing Company; Special Devices; Tempe Honeywell Engines & Systems; TRW Vehicle Safety Systems; Yuma Cogeneration Associates.
About ADOSH
Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) operates under an approved plan with the U.S. Department of Labor to retain jurisdiction over occupational safety and health issues within Arizona, excluding mining operations, Indian Reservations, and federal employees. This jurisdiction encompasses approximately 2.1 million employees and 130,000 public and private establishments. For more information on ADOSH, Consultation Partnership Programs and the Industrial Commission of Arizona, please visit http://www.ica.state.az.us/ or call (602) 542-5795.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of $24 billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit www.raytheon.com or follow on Twitter @Raytheon.
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