GE Receives Two OSHA Awards Today in Houston; Separate Announcement Made on a $50,000 GE Fund Grant to Houston Independent School District.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002 At an award ceremony held today, two GE businesses located at the same Houston-area site received OSHA's highest honor for safety and health management, Voluntary Protection Program (VPP VPP Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA) VPP Velocity Prediction Program (to predict sail boat performance) VPP Virtual Presence Protocol VPP Volts Peak to Peak VPP Virtual Presence Post ) Star status. The business units are GE Aero Energy Products and GE Aeroderivative and Package Services. After a rigorous application and inspection process, OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. notified the two GE businesses of the award in December of 2001. The VPP Star awards were presented today in a formal ceremony at the Jacintoport facility in Houston. Fewer than 800 out of approximately 6.5 million work sites throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. have earned federal or state VPP Star recognition. In a statement at the site, John Rice, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GE Power Systems, said, "We are very proud of both GE teams at this location, demonstrating again our dedication to improving environmental health and safety across all of our businesses. We will continue toward our ultimate goal of having all GE Power Systems sites earn VPP Star status." About VPP The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) requires participating companies to implement and maintain comprehensive management systems with a high level of employee involvement to prevent and control potential safety and health hazards health hazard Occupational safety Any agent or activity posing a potential hazard to health. Cf Physical hazard. . Qualifying companies must meet OSHA safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. and add their own, more stringent standards where necessary for effective employee protection. Participants must compile a three-year injury and illness rate that is below the national average for its industry to qualify for Star status. To date, 65 GE sites representing 16 separate businesses have been approved or recommended for acceptance into federal or state OSHA programs. GE Fund Award During today's celebration at the GE facility, the GE Fund and the Houston Independent School District The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States.[1] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities. announced a $50,000 grant to J.W. Oates Elementary School elementary school: see school. in east Houston. The grant will help build a park, walking trail and playground on the Oates school campus as well as provide an outdoor classroom where students will learn about various forms of nature. "This partnership with GE is a wonderful opportunity for the Oates Elementary School community and HISD HISD Houston Independent School District (Texas) HISD Highway Information Services Division (Maryland) ," said Principal Isabel Palacios. "We are very proud to be the recipients of this grant that will aid in our children's education." About GE Power Systems GE Power Systems (www.gepower.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services and management systems with projected 2001 revenues exceeding $20 billion. The business has the largest installed base of power generation equipment in the global energy industry. GE Power Systems provides equipment, service and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and energy rental industries. |
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