Kansas City, MO Company Wins Prestigious State Safety Award
Ambassador Steel, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, recently won a Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award from the state’s Department of Labor. The award is given to businesses that meet strict state and federal guidelines for workplace safety.
Ambassador Steel, which makes steel rebar for buildings, has been working with the Division of Labor Standards for several years in pursuit of a SHARP award. Among other things, the company had to put together a health and safety management program for all its employees and their workspaces. Division of Labor safety specialists also performed on-site inspections at Ambassador Steel’s request, providing feedback about ways the company could further improve workplace safety. Any Missouri company with fewer than 250 employees is eligible for consultation with safety professionals via the SHARP program.
The SHARP award comes with special privileges for employers. Companies that win the SHARP award pay lower workers’ compensation premiums, and they are exempt from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections for a limited period of time following the awards grant. Thirty-six other Missouri workplaces have also won SHARP awards in the past. The Department of Labor describes the award-winning businesses as “the best of the best” at maintaining safe workplaces.
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