Roanoke Cement's Richmond Site Celebrates OSHA Safety Achievement

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Nov 03, 2016, 11:23 ET

TROUTVILLE, Va., Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roanoke Cement Company's Richmond site has reached a safety milestone with admission into OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program known as "SHARP." The program recognizes small business employers who have succeeded with operating exemplary injury and illness prevention through OSHA's "On-site Consultation Program." OSHA's On-site Consultation Program helps employers highlight potential hazards at their workplace, improve safety programs that are already in place, and offers the opportunity of a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.

Roanoke Cement Company's Richmond site has reached a safety milestone with admission into OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program known as "SHARP." Acceptance into SHARP is an achievement of status that singles out individual sites as a model for worksite safety and health. SHARP achievement is especially important in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as workplace-related deaths this year have already surpassed the number of fatalities recorded in both 2014 and 2015.

Acceptance into SHARP is an achievement of status that singles out individual sites as a model for worksite safety and health. SHARP achievement is especially important in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as workplace-related deaths this year have already surpassed the number of fatalities recorded in both 2014 and 2015. Last month, Governor Terry McAuliffe emphasized the importance of workplace safety by attending and speaking at the 21st annual Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Conference – the first sitting governor to do so.

Last year, Governor McAuliffe signed the Virginia Voluntary Protection Programs Act to encourage companies, like Roanoke Cement, to take safety above and beyond OSHA's requirements. The commonwealth now has 19 work sites that have been accepted in SHARP, which is administered through the Virginia Department of Labor.

"We are proud that of the 19 work sites, three are Roanoke Cement terminals including Front Royal, Norfolk, and Richmond," says David Brinkley, Director of Distribution for Roanoke Cement. The SHARP journey has taken several years -- working with consultants and the Department of Labor-- to create this level of safety at our sites. It is truly a cooperative relationship, as envisioned by the Governor, and one that we appreciate." Delegate Betsy B. Carr (69^th District) and Director Warren Rice of the Virginia Department of Labor both made presentations to the Roanoke Cement customers and employees that were on-hand at the official event held last week.

Roanoke Cement Company is a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, a leading heavy building materials producer in the eastern United States. Titan America is headquartered in Norfolk, VA and its products include cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and fly ash beneficiation. Its parent company, Titan Cement Company, S.A., headquartered in Athens, Greece, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, a group of companies committed to sustainable and socially responsible business practices.

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