[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 96 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OSHA AWARD FOR NATIONAL ENZYME

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2000

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to publicly congratulate the 
administrative staff and employees of National Enzyme Company in 
Forsyth, Missouri for their outstanding vision, dedication and effort 
in attaining Merit Status in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program. This 
honor is conferred on less than 1% of the six million companies 
overseen nation-wide by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration.
  The manufacturer of private label enzyme-based dietary supplements 
located in Missouri's Seventh Congressional District joins over 400 
other businesses in our nation in participation in this program. They 
are only the seventh company in the state of Missouri to achieve this 
designation.
  The award was granted after an intensive 9 month-self study by 
employees at all levels followed by a rigorous comprehensive review 
visit by OSHA inspectors who found the facility to be fully in 
compliance with all regulations.
  According to OSHA this designation means that the health and safety 
practices and procedures developed by National Enzyme are models within 
their industry, and that the facility is preparing itself for even 
higher levels of health and safety compliance. In fact those inspectors 
noted that the program has ``evolved into a comprehensive process that 
is an integral part of everyone's daily working procedures, which 
extends to all levels of the organization.''
  I would also point out that this outstanding achievement is the 
result of a cooperative effort between public and private entities 
rather than a unilateral regulatory effort on the part of a lone 
federal agency. To quote OSHA ``This concept recognizes that compliance 
enforcement alone can never fully achieve the objectives of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act. Good safety management programs 
that go beyond OSHA standards can protect workers more effectively than 
simple compliance.''
  National Enzyme's commitment to an ongoing program of employee safety 
is demonstrated by their first place award last year from the four-
state Safety Council of the Ozarks for Most Effective Safety Committee.
  I express my appreciation, and that of all my colleagues, to 
President Anthony Collier, and Manufacturing Manager Jerry Holvick for 
their leadership in bringing this national recognition to Forsyth, 
Missouri and the Seventh Congressional District.

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