The Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP), started in 1996, recognizes companies whose managers and employees work together to develop safety and health programs that go beyond basic compliance with all applicable OSHA standards, and result in immediate and long-term prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses. Incentives for participant companies include assistance from the department's Workplace Safety Consultation unit, public recognition for employers and employees, and exemption from Minnesota OSHA scheduled compliance inspection lists.
To achieve this status, each company worked together with DLI's Workplace Safety Consultation unit to develop and implement an effective written safety program. Key elements of this comprehensive program include: management leadership and employee involvement; an allocation of resources to address safety issues; systems that identify and control workplace hazards; and a plan for employee safety training and education.
The companies have shown they understand the importance of continual enhancement of safety programs. The department's Workplace Safety Consultation unit will continue to assist these employers to ensure they stay on the safe track.
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Altimate Medical -- Morton
Roberts Automatic Products -- Chanhassen
Rochester Meat Company -- Rochester
E.J. Ajax and Sons -- Fridley
Phillippi Equipment Company -- Eagan
Murphy Warehouse Company -- Minneapolis
Lovegreen Industrial Services, Inc. -- Eagan
Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company -- Albert Lea
Malco Products -- Annandale
Morrissey, Inc. -- Bloomington
Bayer Built Woodworks, Inc. -- Belgrade
Bayer Trucking, L.L.C. -- Belgrade
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. -- Chaska
Huisken Meat Company -- Sauk Rapids
Anchor Block Company: Zenith Products -- Maple Grove
Scott Equipment Company -- New Prague
Anchor Block Company -- Shakopee
Timber Roots -- Wadena
Riverwood Healthcare Center -- Aitkin
Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company -- Austin
Worldwide Dispensers -- Lester Prairie
BASF Polyurethane Foam Enterprises, L.L.C. -- Plymouth
Anderson and Dahlen, Inc. -- Ramsey
Tapemark -- West St. Paul
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Scanlon Pump Station -- Scanlon
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Biosolids Storage Facility -- Carlton
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Material Recovery Center -- Duluth
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant -- Duluth
Timber Roots MTD -- Dover
Lakeside Foods, Inc. -- Plainview
Gemini, Inc. -- Cannon Falls
Pro-Build Millwork and Cabinetry -- Lakeville
Akkerman Incorporated -- Brownsdale
Water Heater Innovations, Inc. -- Eagan
Silver King Refrigeration, Inc. -- Plymouth
Johnson Memorial Health Services -- Dawson
ATMI -- Minneapolis