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Herman
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FARMINGDALE,
NY (01-28-07): Herman
Miller's Spring Lake Facility
has received Michigan's
highest award for Safety
and Health, citing EtQ as
a main component to their
success.
Herman Miller's,
171st Avenue filing and
storage manufacturing
facility within the company's
Spring Lake campus received
the Michigan Voluntary
Protection Program (MVPP)
Star Award today from
the Michigan Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(MIOSHA) for workplace
safety and health excellence.
The MIOSHA program is
part of the Michigan Department
of Labor & Economic
Growth (DLEG).
This is the most prestigious
safety and health award
given in Michigan. MIOSHA
established the MVPP program
in 1996 to recognize employers
actively working toward
achieving excellence in
workplace safety and health.
Since 1999, Michigan has
recognized 19 MVPP Star
companies.
"Herman Miller is an economic
powerhouse that is helping
to fuel Michigan's manufacturing
recovery," said DLEG Director
Robert W. Swanson. "Your
exceptional leadership in
safety, health and the environment
sends a strong message that
protecting workers makes
good business sense."
Areas
of excellence include:
Safety Audit System.
The site General Manager,
Site Safety Specialist,
Work Team Leaders, and team
members conduct audits (assessments)
monthly and quarterly. Areas
audited include Housekeeping,
Fall Prevention, PPE, Fire
Prevention, Chemical Use
and storage, Machines, Energy
Source Lockout, Industrial
Vehicles, Electrical Safety,
Communication, and Administrative
Requirements. Checklists
are used during the audit
and when completed the information
from the checklist is entered
into the site’s EtQ
database. Queries can be
made from the database for
tracking performance by
supervisor, department,
and details such as proper
use of PPE (safety glasses,
etc). Annual evaluations
are also conducted and the
results are presented to
General Managers, Corporate
Directors and Operations
Managers. Communication
and Administrative Requirements
as audited areas are true
innovations.
Excellence Through Quality
(EtQ) program. This
is the site “corrective
action preventive system”
for reporting and tracking
of hazards. The EtQ program
was originally developed
through ISO 9000 requirements.
Quality personnel monitor
for timeliness and completion
of necessary corrections.
For the full press release
on the Herman Miller MVPP
award, please go to:
http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10573_11472-147741--,00.html
About
Herman Miller
Herman Miller helps create
great places to work, heal,
learn, and live by researching,
designing, manufacturing,
and distributing innovative
interior solutions that
support companies, organizations,
and individuals all over
the world. The company's
award-winning products,
complemented by furniture-management
and strategic consulting
services, generated $1.74
billion in revenue during
fiscal 2006. The company
trades on the NASDAQ market
under the symbol MLHR. For
additional information visit
www.HermanMiller.com.
About
EtQ
EtQ offers the only intranet/Internet-based
enterprise quality and compliance
software solution that can
be configured by a Web browser,
without programming. Selling
to a variety of markets,
EtQ has developed a unique
niche through its ability
to design flexible workflow
systems for enterprises
involved in various compliance
management initiatives such
as ISO 13485, ISO 9000:2000,
ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001,
OHSAS 18001, Six Sigma and
similar standards for compliance
and regulatory management.
Key modules within the product
include: Document Control,
CAPA (Corrective and Preventive
Action), Audits, Complaint
Handling, Risk Management,
Change Management, Employee
Training, Nonconforming
Materials, Enterprise Reporting
and more than 20 additional
modules.
For more information or
to schedule a virtual demo,
contact EtQ Inc., at 800-354-4476
or 516-293-0949, or e-mail
us at
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Contact:
Tim Lozier
EtQ, Inc.
800.354.4476 ext. 19
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EtQ
is a trademark of EtQ
Management Consultants,
Inc. All other product
names and company names
are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective
owners.
This release is intended
for informational purposes
only.
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