Dal-Tile’s El Paso Plant earns VPP Star status from OSHA
El Paso facility becomes the first ceramic tile manufacturing plant to achieve OSHA’s highest VPP designation for worksite safety and health management systems
DALLAS, April 22, 2009 – Dal-Tile Corp., the largest U.S. manufacturer and distributor of ceramic tile and natural stone, has earned Star status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) for excellence in workplace safety and health management systems at its El Paso, Texas, manufacturing plant. The facility is the first ceramic tile manufacturing plant in the country to receive this coveted distinction, which is the highest VPP designation awarded by OSHA. “This honorable distinction represents Dal-Tile’s ongoing commitment to safety and health management,” said Harold Turk, president for Dal-Tile. “Our entire El Paso team has done an outstanding job implementing procedures and protocols to achieve the safest workplace environment possible.”
The plant was awarded Star status because of employee involvement, safety programs, internal audits, a commitment to excellence in operational performance and outstanding safety leadership and management at all levels of the facility’s organization. Companies that achieve Star status also have injury and illness rates at or below its industries’ national average. Additionally, Dal-Tile’s Muskogee, Oklahoma, plant will apply for OSHA’s VPP Star status later this year, and anticipates receiving the distinction within two years.
About Dal-Tile
Dal-Tile Corp., a division of Mohawk Industries, is the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of ceramic tile and natural stone in North America. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company has over 7,000 employees at its North American facilities and sells its products through a network of more than 250 company-owned sales service centers, independent distributors and leading home center retailers nationwide.
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