Department of Labor Officials Presents Fluor with Recognition at
Special Ceremony
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that it was chosen by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the newest
participant in the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Pilot.
Fluor joins an elite group of only six other companies and organizations
that participate in the VPP Corporate Pilot. Department of Labor and
OSHA officials presented Fluor executives with the honor at a formal
presentation ceremony at Fluor’s Greenville,
S.C. office.
The VPP Corporate Pilot is designed to recognize companies and
organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to employee safety,
health and VPP. The corporate pilot designees have established,
standardized corporate-level safety and health management systems that
are effectively implemented organization-wide as well as internal audit
and screening processes that evaluate their facilities for safety and
health performance.
"Fluor Corporation has implemented a safety and health management system
that reflects the quality standards set forth in OSHA's VPP," said Edwin
G. Foulke Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health. "As the newest member of the VPP Corporate Pilot, we applaud
Fluor for achieving exemplary safety and health practices at all of its
worksites and look forward to continuing our successful relationship to
protect employees well into the future."
"At Fluor, safety is one of our bedrock corporate values and it impacts
the lives of every one of our employees on a daily basis. We are honored
to have been chosen to participate in OSHA's elite Corporate Voluntary
Protection Program," said Alan Boeckmann, Fluor Corporation’s
chairman and chief executive officer. "The cooperative relationship
between our two organizations will certainly help drive improvements in
our own health, safety and environmental performance and add value for
our clients. We are proud of our employees who have worked so diligently
to achieve such exemplary safety performance."
Launched in May 2004, the primary goal of the VPP Corporate Pilot is to
streamline the application and onsite evaluation processes for
organizations that are committed to VPP. The VPP onsite evaluation team
noted that Fluor demonstrates a culture of safety and health through all
levels of the organization. The company also utilizes a web-based
network of moderated forums to disseminate information and answer
questions related to safety and health. Fluor is the sixth active
participant to become part of the VPP Corporate Pilot, joining
organizations like General Electric Company, U.S. Postal Service and Dow
Chemical Company.
Fluor has six active OSHA VPP sites which include locations in Indiana,
North Carolina (three), Minnesota and Texas. Additionally, Fluor
maintains eight active Department of Energy (DOE) VPP sites at the
Hanford nuclear cleanup site and one at Fluor’s
office in Richland, Wash.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of $16.7 billion in 2007.
For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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