General Electric - Morristown Receives Volunteer Star Safety Award
“The General Electric facility located in Morristown has met the evaluation standards required to receive this award by proving their ability to provide an excellent safety and health management system," said Steve Hawkins, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Administrator, who presented the Volunteer STAR award today at the company’s facility located at 5320 East Morris Boulevard in Morristown. “It is evident that General Electric and the employees of the Morristown facility are extremely dedicated to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.”
The Volunteer STAR award is the state’s highest honor for workplace safety and health and a nationally recognized program. The Volunteer STAR is patterned after the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and recognizes the best of the best in the area of safety and health programming and performance.
General Electric – Morristown utilizes 150 employees to manufacture load centers and safety switches for both commercial and residential purposes. This facility was originally certified as a Volunteer STAR site in 2009. There are currently 37 Volunteer STAR sites in Tennessee.
For the three-year period 2009-2011, the site’s safety record is as follows:
- Three-year Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) is 1.7
60% below the current Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry average
- Three-year Days Away from Work and Restricted Activity and/or Transfer Incidence Rate (DART) rate is 1.3
38% below the current BLS industry averages
A plaque of recognition is awarded to the STAR recipient, as is a flag that can be flown at the site. The company is also permitted to use the Volunteer STAR logo on its correspondence and company documents.
The standard for participation in the STAR program is the confirmation of a company’s safety and health program, which helps reduce accidents and injuries. The program also allows employers to be removed from programmed compliance inspection lists for a period of three years.
For more information on the Volunteer STAR award program and other TOSHA award programs contact TOSHA Nashville office at (800) 249-8510.
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