Valdes Engineering Company Named One of 'America's Safest Companies'

LOMBARD, Ill., Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valdes Engineering Company, a leader in oil and gas engineering, was named as one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today magazine. To be considered as one of America's Safest Companies (ASC), organizations must demonstrate: support from management and employee involvement; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates lower than the average for their industries; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.

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The 16 winners for the America's Safest Companies award for 2013 have integrated safety into the way they do business, treating Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) as building blocks necessary for global business success. "Companies that are named to EHS Today's ASC list understand the symbiotic relationship between safety and productivity, profits, morale and employee retention," said Sandy Smith, editor in chief of EHS Today on ehstoday.com. "The marketplace is demanding that companies be sustainable, and they only should be considered sustainable if they protect their most important asset: employees."

Kraig Whalen, Director of Safety at Valdes, said, "Our clients demand Safety and Quality and that's what Valdes delivers. Safety is not optional – it's who we are. Valdes has over twenty years of Safety and Quality. That equals success – success for our team members and success for our clients."

Valdes is a full-service engineering and project management company providing solutions in the petrochemical, chemical, power, industrial and agricultural processing industries. Their offices are conveniently located in Lombard, IL, Griffith, IN and Allen Park MI. Valdes is a Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) certified by the Chicago Minority Supplier Diversity Council (CMSDC).

Contact Kraig Whalen at 630-792-1886 or visit www.valdeseng.com for more information about Valdes Engineering Company.

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