Company Also Surpasses Milestone of Two Million Man Hours Worked Without a Lost Time Incident
LOUISVILLE, KY (May 4, 2012) – Charah®, Inc., a leading provider of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry, has received a prestigious award for an outstanding record of employee safety from the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL).
Charah’s landfill construction, operations and management project, located at Progress Energy Carolinas’ Roxboro Power Plant in Roxboro, North Carolina, received a Certificate of Safety Achievement on April 17, 2012. The company’s Gold-level Certificate of Safety Achievement, the state’s highest safety award, was presented by North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry in recognition of Charah’s outstanding safety and health efforts and the promotion of safe working conditions in 2011.
This annual awards program, run by the NCDOL, recognizes companies that strive to excel in safety. Each year the state awards more than 1,500 certificates to companies around the state. In order to qualify for the Gold award, each company must have ten or more full time employees, had no lost time accidents and also achieved incident rates 50% below their SIC code.
Marvin Bradsher accepted the award on behalf of Charah. A presentation to Roxboro site personnel was held on April 23, 2012 during Charah’s daily morning safety briefing.
Also in April 2012, Charah reached a new company milestone with two million man hours worked without a loss time incident. This significant achievement is a result of the commitment of all Charah personnel to put safety first in their work activities.
“We are honored to receive this award from the North Carolina Department of Labor in recognition of our commitment to safety and also to achieve this important safety milestone,” added Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “Safety is our foremost priority and we are always exploring new ways to improve our worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. I commend the Safety Department, Site Manager Justin Mize, our North Carolina site employees and all of Charah’s employees for making safety their top priority.”
Earlier in April, Charah received another award for employee safety, given by the United Stated Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as part of the Sentinels of Safety Program. Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility located at Brickey’s Quarry in Bloomsdale, Missouri received the Certificate of Achievement in Safety for working nearly 5,800 man-hours without a lost workday injury in 2010.
About Charah, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.
Nathan Boone has worked for Charah since 1997, holding multiple management positions since 2000, most recently as Vice President of Business Development. He is responsible for the day-to-day management and decisions for all Charah projects. Mr. Boone has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering technology from Murray State University.
Scott Sewell joined Charah in early 2008, later served as Operations Manager and was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2009. Prior to joining Charah, he was Project Manager for Bechtel Corporation from 2002 until 2007. Mr. Sewell holds Bachelor of Science in International Business from the College of Charleston. He has also held professional affiliations as a member of the Project Management Institute, a member of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals, and is a Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Jason Sharpe joined the Charah team on March 5, 2012 as Vice President of Operations and is responsible for managing site operations, including job planning, employee relations, equipment issues and P&L performance. Most recently Mr. Sharpe was the Vice President of a leading ENR TOP 400 contractor focusing on heavy highway construction, FNF Construction, Inc., with the responsibility for their New Mexico construction operations. Prior to FNF Construction, he worked in the heavy highway construction industry for both Lafarge North American and Cemex formerly Rinker Materials. Mr. Sharpe has a Bachelor’s of Science in Construction Management from Central Washington University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico. 
Brian Himes joined Charah on February 20, 2012 as Business Development Manager and is responsible for project estimating and proposal preparation. Mr. Himes has over twenty years of experience in construction management and estimating, most recently with Gulf Stream Construction in Charleston, South Carolina where he worked primarily on DOT projects and the building of large, recreational facilities including the Nashville Superspeedway. He attended Lakeland College where he studied Architectural Technology and Civil Engineering.
“A great record of employee safety only happens when a company’s leaders genuinely care about the welfare of their employees. Charah President & CEO Charles Price and Director of Safety Ron Roberson make safety the top priority of Charah,” said Bob Werner of Rudd Insurance, the Madisonville, Kentucky agent for Charah. “This award highlights Charah as the standard of how a business can achieve exceptional growth, yet still maintain its core values of safety and integrity.”
