[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 45 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING UNITED GROUP SERVICES, INC., ON OSHA STAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2005

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate United Group 
Services, Inc., a local company out of Cincinnati, Ohio, that recently 
earned the prestigious Star award for the Voluntary Protection Program 
in Construction (VPPC) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational 
Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for its outstanding safety 
performance and processes.
  The award is the hallmark of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program 
(VPP) in which employees, management and OSHA all work together to 
implement safety and health programs that protect workers above and 
beyond those regulations established by OSHA. As the highest honor 
given by the VPP, the Star award is reserved for participants that 
exceed OSHA standards, thereby making them models for their specific 
industries.
  The original VPP program has been an OSHA standard since 1982, but 
until now has always excluded mobile workforce construction because it 
is site based and not company based. United Group has been involved 
with the new VPPC program since its inception in 2002.
  Approval into VPPC is OSHA's official recognition of United Group for 
the outstanding efforts of both its management and employees on 
achieving exemplary occupational safety and health. This award is truly 
representative of United Group's dedication and commitment to safety--
the company's #1 core value. It is also a testament to the teamwork and 
commitment to safety they demonstrate on a daily basis.

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