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U.S. Representative Tom Petri (WI District 6) congratulates the employees of Menasha Packaging in Green Lake, Wis., for earning the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award on October 13.
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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin OSHA Health Consultation Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene recently helped honor two Menasha Packaging plants in Green Lake, Wis., and Oshkosh, Wis., for achieving the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
"It gives me great pleasure to help honor Menasha Packaging with two SHARP awards this week," said State Laboratory of Hygiene Director Ronald H. Laessig, Ph.D.
"Three separate Menasha Packaging plants in Wisconsin - Hartford and now Green Lake and Oshkosh - have earned SHARP status and are members of an elite group of just nine all-time honorees in our State. Menasha Packaging and its staff are helping set the bar for work environments that make safety and health a top priority for all employees."
Representing the WSLH, OSHA Health Consultation Program Manager Terry Moen and Environmental Health Specialist Kim Dietz both attended the award ceremony on October 13 celebrating the Green Lake plant's achievement.
Moen and Dietz joined regional OSHA professionals, as well as U.S. Representative Tom Petri (Wisconsin's 6 th District), Mayor Joe Parise of Green Lake, Bob Schweder on behalf of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and several local community leaders, to give Menasha employees a plaque and banner commemorating the SHARP award at a plant-wide luncheon.
The following afternoon, October 14, Dietz traveled to Menasha Packaging's Oshkosh plant and joined Menasha President and CEO Michael Waite, along with regional OSHA representatives, to honor the hard work of the Oshkosh employees in promoting health and safety in the workplace. The Oshkosh plant's safety committee accepted the SHARP plaque and banner at a luncheon ceremony held in the facility.
The voluntary OSHA Consultation Program is jointly administered by the Wisconsin Safety Consultation (WiSCon) Program at the Department of Commerce and the Wisconsin Health Consultation Program at the WSLH. Part of the OSHA Consultation Program, SHARP honors small and medium employers that operate top safety and health management systems, while also maintaining an injury and illness rate below the national average for their industry.
Employing 63 workers at its Green Lake facility and 15 workers in Oshkosh, Menasha Packaging, a division of the Menasha Corporation (Neenah, Wis.) designs and manufactures corrugated packaging and display products specializing in color graphics. The Green Lake plant manufactures low to medium volume corrugated packaging on two lines adapted for rapid changeover, while the Oshkosh plant specializes in manufacturing and assembling complex packaging units with corrugated sheet stock, in addition to repackaging food stuffs into display cases or special count packaging.
Both Menasha Packaging plants met program requirements by requesting a full-service visit from both the Wisconsin Safety and Health Consultation Programs and correcting all identified hazards to safety and health. They also implemented and maintain an active safety and health management system that includes the broad categories of management commitment, employee involvement, hazard identification and control, and training and evaluation.
As part of the OSHA Consultation Program, the staff of the Wisconsin Health Consultation Program provides free assistance to employers to establish and maintain a safe and healthy workplace. Consultants conduct on-site monitoring for chemical, biological, radiological, and physical hazards; perform ergonomic evaluation; assess the employer's safety and health programs; and present occupational health-related training.
WSLH Photo Gallery of OSHA SHARP Awards for Menasha Packaging in Green Lake and Oshkosh, Wis. (Oct. 13 & 14).
Mayor Joe Parise of Green Lake, Wis.
Menasha Packaging's first shift employees enjoying a well-deserved
lunch in their honor for the SHARP award ceremony in Green Lake, Wis.
WSLH, OSHA and Menasha Packaging representatives unveil the SHARP
award commemorative banner that will be hung in the Green Lake, Wis.
Pictured left to right: Jerry Hessel (Menasha Corp.), Jim Nolte (OSHA
Safety Consultation), Dave Osheim and Tom Hinz (Menasha Safety
Committee), Mary Leikness (OSHA Regional), Kim Dietz (WSLH/OSHA
Health Consultation) and Bill Manka (Menasha Packaging).
Department of Commerce Division of Safety and Buildings Administrator
Gregory Jones.
OSHA Safety Consultation's Jim Nolte
WSLH, OSHA and Menasha Packaging representatives unveil the SHARP
award commemorative banner that will be hung in the Oshkosh, Wis., plant
at the facility's award luncheon on October 14. Pictured left to right,
1st row: Mary Leikness (OSHA Regional), Bill Manka (Menasha Packaging),
Jason Osgood, Candy Buhrow and Mitch Bart (Menasha Safety Committee),
Daniel Trampf (Industrial Rehab Coordinator). 2nd row: Ron Osgood
(Menasha Plant Area Manager), Kim Dietz (WSLH/OSHA Health Consultation),
Ed Holder (Menasha Safety Committee), Jim Nolte (OSHA Safety Consultation).
Menasha Packaging's Oshkosh plant employees line up for their SHARP
award luncheon.
Written By and Photos By: Jessica D. Burda, WSLH Communications Specialist Date: October 14, 2005 Related Stories:
