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New Mexico Environment Department Honors New Mexico Consortium
for their Safety Excellence with SHARP Award
Santa Fe –The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Occupational
Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) presented New Mexico Consortium with the Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award. New Mexico Consortium
becomes one of seven SHARP participants in New Mexico. The NMC, a non-profit
corporation, engages three New Mexico universities and industry in scientific
research in the nation's interest and increases the role of Los Alamos National
Laboratory (LANL) in science, education and economic development.
A ceremony
recognizing NMC’s accomplishments was held at their site in Los Alamos on
December 14. Representatives from the Environment Departments OHSB presented
the company with the award. Receiving
the award, Steve Buelow said, "The New Mexico Consortium appreciates the
assistance and recognition provided by OSHB through their on-site consultation
and SHARP certification. The New Mexico
Consortium's Biological Research Laboratory is a new endeavor for the
Consortium. The expertise and guidance provided by OSHB's consultants was very
helpful and played an important role in the development and implementation of a
robust safety program at the facility.”
The On-site
Consultation’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)
recognizes business employers who operate an exemplary injury and illness
prevention program. Vital elements of the program include management leadership
and commitment to a safe working environment; employee involvement in
implementing the health and safety program; worksite hazard analysis;
prevention and control programs and comprehensive safety and health training.
Acceptance of a worksite into SHARP by the Environment Department’s OHSB is an
achievement of status that singles companies out among their business peers as
a model for worksite safety and health. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, the
state’s OHSB exempts the worksite from programmed enforcement inspections
during the period that the SHARP certification is valid.
Robert Genoway, OHSB
Bureau Chief stated, “It’s been a pleasure to work with the New Mexico
Consortium achieving their SHARP Certification. They have worked hard to make a
safe and healthy work environment for their employees and they deserve this
recognition”.
This facility is the
first within their industry to receive a New Mexico SHARP award. The New Mexico Consortium site employs
approximately 50 workers. The company
was established in 2008, and is currently managed by Executive Director Steve
Buelow.
To obtain additional
information about New Mexico On-site Consultation
or the SHARP
Program, contact Lisa Spahr, New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety
Bureau, On-site Consultation Program Manager at 505-222-9505.
See Los Alamos Daily Post Article: http://www.ladailypost.com/content/osha-presents-nm-consortium-sharp-award
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