CLEVELAND, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMG) announced
today that its Electronic Chemicals facility in Maple Plain, Minnesota, has
been named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today (formerly
Occupational Hazards) magazine.
"This award is evidence that at OM Group, safety is not simply a slogan,
but an enduring promise to our employees," said Joseph M. Scaminace, chairman
and chief executive officer. "Our unwavering commitment to ongoing safety
improvements, not only at our Maple Plain site, but around the globe, is a
testament to the character, values and teamwork that our people demonstrate
every day."
The OM Group location is among 18 honorees on EHS Today's 2008 safety
list, which appears in the Penton Media publication's November issue. The
magazine calls the Maple Plain facility's safety record "nothing short of
exceptional. Employees have worked over 12 years -- 1.5 million hours --
without a single lost-time injury, and two of those years (2006-2007) without
an OSHA-recordable/restricted work activity incident."
The Maple Plain facility is one of 7 global sites in OM Group's Electronic
Chemicals business. Collectively, these facilities have gone more than one
year, or 1 million hours, without a lost-time accident. The company credits
its safety progress to employee involvement and management support for a wide
array of improvement initiatives.
The Maple Plain facility, built in 1994, serves OM Group's Printed Circuit
Board (PCB) business. It employs approximately 60 people in the areas of
manufacturing, customer service, accounting, sales, technical service and
research. The PCB business supplies over 250 proprietary products and
processes globally for the printed circuit board and solar panel industries.
ABOUT OM GROUP, INC.
OM Group, Inc. is a diversified global developer, producer and marketer of
value-added specialty chemicals and advanced materials that are essential to
complex chemical and industrial processes. Key technology-based end-use
applications include affordable energy, portable power, clean air, clean
water, and proprietary products and services for the microelectronics
industry. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, OM Group operates manufacturing
facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at http://www.omgi.com/ .
SOURCE OM Group, Inc.