Koppers Facilities Win 24 National Safety Council Awards
February 10, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST
11 Koppers Locations Achieve Perfect Record of Zero Accidents with Days Away from Work
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc. locations across the United States have been honored by the National Safety Council (NSC) with two dozen awards for outstanding employee safety performance in 2003.
Eleven Koppers locations earned the NSC Perfect Record Award for 2003, completing 12 consecutive months without an accident involving Days Away from Work. The award winning Koppers facilities are at the following locations: Denver, Colo., Florence, S.C., Follansbee, W. Va., Galesburg, Ill., Harmarville, Pa., Logansport, La., Montgomery, Ala., North Little Rock, Ark., Portland, Ore., Somerville, Texas and Woodward, Ala.
"In the past few years, we have focused on intensive safety training and behavior-based safety management. Our goal is to motivate employees to want to work safely, and to watch out for each other," said Randall D. Collins, Vice President, Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs. "This achievement is evidence that employees have adopted this safety philosophy as their own."
Another 13 Koppers locations earned the NSC's Green Cross for Safety Excellence Achievement Award because these facilities completed 2003 with Days Away from Work rates less than 50 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates for the applicable Standard Industry Code. The Green Cross award winning Koppers facilities are at the following locations: Florence, S.C., Follansbee, W. Va., Galesburg, Ill., Grenada, Miss., Guthrie, Ky., Harmarville, Pa., Logansport, La., Monessen, Pa., Montgomery, Ala., North Little Rock, Ark., Portland, Ore., Somerville, Texas and Woodward, Ala. for Safe Workplaces.
The National Safety Council, founded in 1913, is the nation's leading advocate for safety and health -- at home, on the road, in the workplace, and in the community.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates 39 facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, the Pacific Rim and South Africa.
For Information:
Randall D. Collins
Vice President
Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs
(412) 227-2456
(email)
Paul Furiga
WordWrite Communications
(412) 427-0597
(email)
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc. locations across the United States have been honored by the National Safety Council (NSC) with two dozen awards for outstanding employee safety performance in 2003.
Eleven Koppers locations earned the NSC Perfect Record Award for 2003, completing 12 consecutive months without an accident involving Days Away from Work. The award winning Koppers facilities are at the following locations: Denver, Colo., Florence, S.C., Follansbee, W. Va., Galesburg, Ill., Harmarville, Pa., Logansport, La., Montgomery, Ala., North Little Rock, Ark., Portland, Ore., Somerville, Texas and Woodward, Ala.
"In the past few years, we have focused on intensive safety training and behavior-based safety management. Our goal is to motivate employees to want to work safely, and to watch out for each other," said Randall D. Collins, Vice President, Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs. "This achievement is evidence that employees have adopted this safety philosophy as their own."
Another 13 Koppers locations earned the NSC's Green Cross for Safety Excellence Achievement Award because these facilities completed 2003 with Days Away from Work rates less than 50 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates for the applicable Standard Industry Code. The Green Cross award winning Koppers facilities are at the following locations: Florence, S.C., Follansbee, W. Va., Galesburg, Ill., Grenada, Miss., Guthrie, Ky., Harmarville, Pa., Logansport, La., Monessen, Pa., Montgomery, Ala., North Little Rock, Ark., Portland, Ore., Somerville, Texas and Woodward, Ala. for Safe Workplaces.
The National Safety Council, founded in 1913, is the nation's leading advocate for safety and health -- at home, on the road, in the workplace, and in the community.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates 39 facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, the Pacific Rim and South Africa.
For Information:
Randall D. Collins
Vice President
Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs
(412) 227-2456
(email)
Paul Furiga
WordWrite Communications
(412) 427-0597
(email)