Motorola Earns Prestigious National OSHA Award.ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1999-- Motorola, Inc.'s campuses in Arlington Heights and Schaumburg jointly have been awarded a prestigious national award in recognition of their outstanding work in the area of workplace safety and health excellence. The 1999 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 ) Outreach Award recognizes companies and individuals that achieve outstanding results from outreach activity, while encouraging others to reach that level. Sites participating in the VPP have overall lost workday rates 50 percent below the industry average. More than 550 work sites, employing more than 750,000 employees in 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. , are VPP participants. "I am personally aware of Motorola's great dedication to worker safety," said Michael Connors, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate (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. ) regional administrator. "Motorola's internal safety and health program is a model that is freely demonstrated to visitors aspiring to VPP. It's a privilege to have Motorola in Region V." Motorola is one of four companies that will be presented VPP awards on Tuesday, Sept. 14, during the 15th Annual National Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (VPPPA VPPPA Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association ) Conference in Washington, D.C. In addition, four individuals, including Stephen Detwiler of Motorola, Inc.'s Schaumburg campus, will receive awards. The VPPPA, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , is a leader in safety, health and environmental excellence through cooperative efforts among labor, management and government. "We are very honored to have been nominated by our OSHA regional administrator. It's a testament to all of the mentoring that we do with other companies in the VPP process and of our working with OSHA on their outreach programs," said Jodi Shapiro, director of environmental health and safety for Motorola's Network Solutions Sector. Motorola is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. For further information on Motorola, please visit the web site at http://www.motorola.com/. |
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