The Spencer, MA, campus of FLEXcon Co., Inc., is celebrating its 15th year as a STAR Site in the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
“We are extremely proud of the fact that FLEXcon’s Spencer campus has been a VPP Star facility for the last 15 years,” says Michael Engel, FLEXcon’s Chief Operations Officer. “Our VPP achievements are proof of the outstanding dedication and commitment of FLEXcon employees at all levels of the organization in helping to create and maintain a safe and healthful working environment."
Engel added that FLEXcon’s efforts under the direction of Darwin Irish, Director of Risk Management, were championed by Brian Burgess, a safety engineer who prepared FLEXcon for OSHA’s on-site evaluation and led FLEXcon’s VPP Team successfully through the evaluation process last December.
Created by OSHA in 1982, the VPP recognizes and partners with businesses and worksites that show excellence in occupational safety and health. VPP participants develop and implement systems to effectively identify, evaluate, prevent and control occupational hazards to prevent employee injuries and illnesses.