PITTSBURGH, PA — Postal employees and officials from the Western PA District of the U.S. Postal Service, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), and OSHA will join together to raise the Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Award flag at the Woods Run Carrier Annex on Thursday, December 3. The Woods Run Carrier Annex has earned membership in the prestigious "Star" Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The recognition and flag raising ceremony will be held 8 a.m., Thursday, December 3 at the Woods Run Facility, 2840 New Beaver Avenue.
“A lot of hard work and cooperation by all of the employees went into the Woods Run facility achieving this recognition,” said Pittsburgh Postmaster Rocco D’Angelo. “I am very proud of everyone involved for achieving this major safety initiative.”
The facility employs approximately 60 workers consisting of letter carriers, mailhandlers, maintenance personnel, and management who collect, sort, and deliver U.S. and foreign mail. Companies that have been accepted into the VPP program represent more than 200 industries nationwide.
WHO:
Western PA District Manager Charles P. McCreadie, Pittsburgh Postmaster Rocco D’Angelo, Woods Run Carrier Annex Manager Maureen Conley, U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA Area Director Robert Szymankski, and representatives from the National Association of Letter Carriers and American Postal Workers Union
WHAT:
OSHA presentation of Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Award and flag raising
WHERE:
Woods Run Carrier Annex
2840 New Beaver Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
WHEN:
Thursday, December 3, 2009
8 a.m.
WHY:
All Postal facilities strive to achieve the highest degree of safety through strict compliance with OSHA regulations. The Postal Service has participated in the Voluntary Protection Program since 2001. Woods Run Carrier Annex represents the 5th VPP Star approved facility in the Western PA District of the USPS.
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