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Power Stations, Research Lab Latest 'Stars' in OSHA's Firmament

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Five different operations, four of which are involved in power generation and servicing, are among the latest "star"-certified sites in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs. The star designation is the highest level of recognition that an employer can achieve in the VPP. Designed for worksites with comprehensive, successful safety and health programs, the VPP is open to all industries and to companies with injury rates below their respective industries’ national averages.

Allegheny Energy's Harrison Power Station in Haywood, W.Va., for example, earned its star status in part by having an injury and illness rate 51 percent below the industry average. The power station employs 287 people and consists of three coal-fired units producing electricity.

The 96 employees of Wayne, Pa.-based Merck Research Laboratories, which is composed of three primary work groups that generate and validate testing methods for Merck's vaccines and clinical trials, maintained an injury and illness rate 59 percent below the industry average, contributing to its stardom.

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