BORAX WORKERS NOTE MILESTONE FOR SAFETY.Byline: Daily News BORON boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. - U.S. Borax borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate (sō`dēəm tĕ'trəbôr`āt dĕk'əhī`drāt), chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1. Inc. Boron Operations workers achieved the best safety record among parent company Rio Tinto's 80 operations and 35,000 employees worldwide. Boron is the company's principal mine and refining facility and source of nearly half the world's refined borates. Rio Tinto Rio Tinto may refer to:
Also honored were the 20 Boron Operations employees who have turned in the best safety performance. Their cumulative record represents more than 700 man-years working without injury. The employees include geologists, millwrights, electricians, engineers, accountants, and shipping and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. workers. ``Safety is our top priority at Borax,'' said Borax Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Chris Robinson. ``Everybody starts his or her day discussing safety, from how to approach the day's work safely to ways to improve our underlying safety systems. We could not have achieved this safety milestone without the contribution of the International Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] and Warehouse Union, Local 30, whose 600 members form the majority of our work force here.'' Last year, the company instituted a program of reporting near misses, or incidents that have the potential to result in injury, environmental harm or property damage. This year, the company launched an occupational health program, which includes company-subsidized annual physical examinations and support for membership in local health clubs. ``Our ultimate goal is zero injuries,'' said Robison. ``We believe that everyone who works at Borax should go home as healthy as when they arrived for duty.'' |
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