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BAE SYSTEMS Receives 2005 Governor's Award for Safety Excellence.


YORK York, former name of Toronto, Canada
York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada.
York, city, England
York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers.
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British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems.
 received the 2005 Governor's Award for Safety Excellence during the annual Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference held Oct. 11-12 in Hershey.

Stephen M. Schmerin, Secretary of Labor and Industry, presented the award to BAE Systems' York facility for its strong commitment to workplace safety and excellent safety performance.

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  • Charles Green (1785–1870), a British balloonist.
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 Local 7687 President. "It is important that we all continue improving safety to ensure that each and every employee goes home safely to their families."

"I am extremely proud of our workforce," said Todd Harrold, BAE Systems' Operations manager See datacenter manager.  at York. "This is a great recognition for all the hard work our employees have put forth to make our facility a safe workplace."

BAE Systems was one of only seven companies in Pennsylvania to receive the award.

The Governor's Award for Safety Excellence is presented annually to employers that incorporate outstanding workplace safety initiatives and programs, and honors companies for their commitment to creating safe work environments.

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems.
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