Scott Specialty Gases Presents Annual Board of Directors Safety Awards
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Plumsteadville, PA¬-Scott Specialty Gases recently honored several regional facilities for outstanding achievements in safety for 2006. The annual Board of Directors Safety Award is presented to Scott facilities that meet numerous criteria including no significant injuries or accidents as well as timely completion of safety improvement projects identified during routine safety audits.
Regional Scott facilities receiving the awards include:
Eastern Region Specialty Gases Group
Southern California/Asian Region Electronic Materials Group
Western Region New Jersey Region
Northeastern Region Medical Products Group
J. Frederick Merz, Chairman and CEO of Scott Specialty Gases, stated, "Due to the nature of our business, we must remain especially vigilant about safety. Protecting the health and well-being of Scott Team members, of course, is paramount. In addition, our customers depend on us for guidance in the safe handling of specialty gases. Therefore we must be the experts."
Merz continued, "I am especially proud of our safety record for 2006. For the first time in the near 50-year history of our company, we did not have a single lost-time injury. In addition, with just four minor injuries, our injury rate is the lowest it's been since 2001. This is a testament to our dedication to safety in all of our facilities, both here in North America and overseas."
Scott Specialty Gases is a world leader in the development and supply of high performance specialty gases and maintains ISO 9001-2000 certified manufacturing facilities and 17025 accredited laboratories in North America and Europe to provide on-time worldwide delivery. Specialties include products for environmental, industrial, scientific, homeland security, medical and semiconductor applications. Scott is the world's largest producer of EPA protocol gases and the single-source producer of gaseous Standard Reference Material candidates (SRMs) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
For free product catalogs and other information, including a copy of Scott's Design and Safety Handbook for Specialty Gas Delivery Systems, visit www.scottgas.com. In USA call 1-800-21-SCOTT, outside USA call 215-766-8861, or email to techserv@scottgas.com.
