SAWMILLS, NC (January 24, 2017)…Automated Solutions, LLC – a Sawmills-based diversified manufacturer – is being recognized for its workplace safety and health management systems excellence with the prestigious N.C. Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
The award will be presented by N.C. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry at a ceremony on Friday, January 27 beginning at 11 a.m. at the company’s headquarters located at 4101 U.S. 321-A in Sawmills. A tour of the facilities is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m.
The SHARP program recognizes small business employers who have used the On-site Consultation Program services of the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and operate an exemplary injury and illness prevention program. According to the OSHA website, acceptance of a worksite into SHARP from OSHA is an achievement of status that singles the company out among its business peers as a model for worksite safety and health.
The company’s system incorporates each of the seven required SHARP elements: Hazard Anticipation and Detection; Hazard Prevention and Control; Planning and Evaluation; Administration and Supervision; Safety and Health Training; Management Leadership; and Employee Participation.
“Our customers can be rest-assured that they are supporting a company who cares about the safety of its employees,” Automated Solutions CEO Steve Ellis said. “We continually place safety as the most important thing we do and think about on a daily basis. It is the first point in our Safety-Quality-Service triangle, and we are very excited to be recognized for doing as we say.”
In operation for more than 18 years, Automated Solutions is a privately-held manufacturing company with product lines primarily in the packaging industry with polyethylene foam rolls, Cro-nel® and Nyvel® protective packaging wrap, specialty multi-layer furniture bags that eliminate rub damage in shipping, polyethylene foam Cold Seal wrap, packaging equipment, and replacement vacuum cutting surfaces. The company’s products are sold across the U.S. as well as into Europe, Australia, and Mexico. Some of the company’s packaging products are featured in the storage and organization department of The Home Depot.
Labor Commissioner Berry is a Catawba County native who was elected to her post in 2000 after serving eight years in the N.C. House of Representatives. A resident of Newton, Berry was re-elected to a record fifth term as labor commissioner in November 2016.
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