LOUISVILLE, KY (April 24, 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 United States Department of Labor.
Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility located at Brickey’s Quarry in Bloomsdale, Missouri received a Certificate of Achievement in Safety on April 10, 2012. The Certificate of Achievement in Safety is presented by the United States Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as part of the Sentinels of Safety Program. The Sentinels of Safety Awards, sponsored by National Mining Association (NMA), were initiated in 1925 and remain the nation’s most prestigious awards recognizing mine safety. They are awarded annually to the nation’s safest mines with a minimum of 4,000 injury-free hours. Charah’s award was presented under the category of Small Metal Non Metal Mill Group and the company was recognized for working nearly 5,800 man-hours without a lost workday injury in 2010.
“We are honored to receive this award from the Department of Labor in recognition of our commitment to safety,” said Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “At Charah, safety is our foremost priority and we are always exploring new ways to analyze and improve our
worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. I commend the Safety Department, Site Manager Dave Grimwood, and all the site employees for making safety Charah’s top priority.”
At Charah’s Limestone Grinding facility, as well as the company’s other sites, each crew member participates in three daily safety briefings, in Monday morning safety talks, and in monthly safety training sessions. Tasks are preplanned and potential hazards identified and alleviated. Hazards, when identified, are addressed quickly and effectively. Each crew member also has been crossed trained and educated in all phases of plant operations. This allows different perspectives to be shared, from which many excellent suggestions have been implemented to improve safety and operations.
Earlier this year, Charah received another award for employee safety from Westfield Insurance, one of the nation’s 50 largest property and casualty insurance
groups with more than 164 years of experience in the insurance business. The previous award is reserved for a select group of commercial customers who excel in management of their employee safety practices.
Charah’s Vice President of Operations Scott Sewell presents recently awarded Certificate of Achievement in Safety to Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility Site Manager Dave Grimwood.
Pictured (Left to Right) are: Wally Schmuck, Charah crew member; Scott Sewell, Charah Sr. Vice President of Operations; Dave Grimwood, Charah Site Manager; Paul Richards and Ben Naeger, Charah crew members.
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.
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