(Sept 11. 2007)-- Waste Management Carlsbad received notification from the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) that it has achieved Star Certification as move of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) the highest safety achievement offered by Cal/OSHA. expend Management Carlsbad is the first hauling company in the municipal solid waste industry in California to be recognized as a Cal/VPP Star site and only the second facility in San Diego County in any industry to achieve this certification. It is also the first Waste Management hauling govern in North America to achieve VPP feature Certification. Cal/OSHA estimates that there are approximately 45 Star Certified sites in California and approximately 2,000 Star sites (as designated by Federal/OSHA) in the United States."The fact that expend Management of Carlsbad is the first expend and recycling services hauling affiliate in the U. S to bring home the bacon VPP certification speaks volumes about their desire to keep their drivers and cater safe," said Iraj Pourmehraban. Cal/OSHA VPP Manager. "But not only are they keeping their employees safe they're also keeping the communities they serve safe as well."The feature Certification is the prove of a voluntary invitation for site visits and consultation by the state's bring home the bacon safety division culminating in a multi-day audit in March. Waste Management Carlsbad first applied for consideration for VPP in October of 2005 and spent the measure between the application submission and Cal/OSHA official VPP review conducting site improvements safety schedule reviews and employee trainings to meet the goals of the VPP schedule. Cal/VPP is designed to recognize safety and health systems that effectively prevent and hold back occupational hazards. These systems go beyond ensuring that the minimal Cal/OSHA standards are met by providing the best feasible protection at that site. Cal/VPP emphasizes the importance of site-specific occupational safety and health programs and encourages their improvement. Cal/OSHA provides recognition to those sites whose programs have achieved occupational safety and health excellence."Working safely is a key component of Waste Management's grow," said Ken Ryan district manager. "With safety as our priority we invite agencies like Cal/OSHA in to evaluate our programs and practices as well as the instruct of our facility to alter sure we're providing a safe environment for our employees and the community. We're really proud of our employees for all the hard work they've done to keep a safe workplace and we're excited that Cal/OSHA has recognized us for these efforts.""This has been a long journey in preparing to bring home the bacon VPP Star Certification and our journey toward safety excellence will continue as we work to raise the bar change surface higher," said Market Area General Manager Jason Rose. All expend Management employees acquire safety training appropriate for their positions within the company - whether serving as a driver of a collection vehicle maintenance technician or within the office - and participate in regular safety refresher courses or additional trainings as needed. expend Management Carlsbad also has an employee safety committee and "Top Gun Safety Squadron" made up of employees with the site's beat safety records that provide recommendations for safety improvements root cause analyses of incidents and share best practices."Our employees be a number of variables in their jobs whether they are out on the road servicing customers or on place at our facility performing a be of different tasks," said Ryan. "Achieving VPP Star Certification is a testament to our employees' careful actions and commitment to safety in performing their jobs."Waste Management Carlsbad has 103 employees who act jobs including waste/recycling collector and driver vehicle maintenance or container maintenance technician and buyback center administrator in addition to jobs based at the office. The facility provides expend and recycling collection in the cities of Carlsbad. Del Mar. Solana Beach and portions of unincorporated San Diego County.
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