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“CONGRATULATING UNITED GROUP SERVICES, INC., ON OSHA STAR AWARD” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E655 on April 15, 2005.
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CONGRATULATING UNITED GROUP SERVICES, INC., ON OSHA STAR AWARD
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HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate United Group Services, Inc., a local company out of Cincinnati, Ohio, that recently earned the prestigious Star award for the Voluntary Protection Program in Construction (VPPC) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for its outstanding safety performance and processes.
The award is the hallmark of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program
(VPP) in which employees, management and OSHA all work together to implement safety and health programs that protect workers above and beyond those regulations established by OSHA. As the highest honor given by the VPP, the Star award is reserved for participants that exceed OSHA standards, thereby making them models for their specific industries.
The original VPP program has been an OSHA standard since 1982, but until now has always excluded mobile workforce construction because it is site based and not company based. United Group has been involved with the new VPPC program since its inception in 2002.
Approval into VPPC is OSHA's official recognition of United Group for the outstanding efforts of both its management and employees on achieving exemplary occupational safety and health. This award is truly representative of United Group's dedication and commitment to safety--
the company's #1 core value. It is also a testament to the teamwork and commitment to safety they demonstrate on a daily basis.
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