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OSHA and WSLH representatives join community leaders to help honor
Menasha Packaging staff and the plant's recent SHARP award on April 21.
(Photo by J. Burda, WSLH)
Menasha Packaging Plant Earns
SHARP Award From OSHA and WSLH
HARTFORD, Wis. - The Wisconsin OSHA Health Consultation Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene recently helped honor the Menasha Packaging Plant of Hartford, Wis., for achieving the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
William Sonzogni, Ph.D, Director of the WSLH's Environmental Health Division, and Kim Dietz, an Environmental Health Specialist for the Consultation Program, both attended the award ceremony at the facility on April 21 celebrating the Hartford Plant's achievement.
Sonzogni and Dietz joined regional OSHA professionals, as well as Wisconsin Representative Don Pridemore of Assembly District 99 and City of Hartford Alderman Jim Core, to give Menasha employees a plaque and banner commemorating the SHARP award at a plant-wide luncheon.
The voluntary OSHA Consultation Program is jointly administered by the Wisconsin Safety Consultation (WiSCon) Program at the Department of Commerce and the Wisconsin Health Consultation Program at the WSLH. Part of the OSHA Consultation Program, SHARP honors small and medium employers that operate top safety and health management systems, while also maintaining an injury and illness rate below the national average for their industry.
Employing 145 workers at its Hartford facility, Menasha Packaging, a division of the Menasha Corporation (Neenah, Wis.) designs and manufactures corrugated packaging and display products specializing in color graphics. The company met program requirements by requesting a full-service visit from both the Wisconsin Safety and Health Consultation Programs and correcting all identified hazards to safety and health. It also implemented and maintains an active safety and health management system that includes the broad categories of management commitment, employee involvement, hazard identification and control, and training and evaluation.
As part of the OSHA Consultation Program, the staff of the Wisconsin Health Consultation Program provides free assistance to employers to establish and maintain a safe and healthy workplace. Consultants conduct on-site monitoring for chemical, biological, radiological, and physical hazards; perform ergonomic evaluation; assess the employer's safety and health programs; and present occupational health-related training.
Written By: Jessica D. Burda, WSLH Communications Specialist
Date: April 22, 2005
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