[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING CINTAS STATESVILLE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, congratulations are due to the entire Cintas 
Corporation branch in Statesville, North Carolina, and to each of the 
Cintas team members who worked together to earn OSHA's Carolina Star 
distinction for their workplace.
  This past week, I was honored to join the employees and management of 
Cintas Statesville and take part in the celebration of their shared 
achievement. The environment at Cintas was so impressive and collegial, 
I wanted to bring their story of success to Washington.
  The Carolina Star Program considers more than just exemplary safety 
and health standards when it designates award winners. Companies are 
expected to show how they've built a culture where employees and 
management share the duties of keeping a safe workplace.
  Every Cintas employee in Statesville takes ownership of this task, 
spotting and diffusing hazards together and teaching others to put 
safety first. Statesville's Cintas has an atmosphere of open dialogue 
and shared responsibility among all employees that sets it apart. Where 
collaboration, cooperation, and inclusion were weighed by the Carolina 
Star Program, Statesville's Cintas branch excelled.
  Those are qualities that make for more than a safe workplace. They 
make for a good workplace and, in Cintas Statesville's case, a 
workplace that not only thrives but enables other businesses to thrive 
by providing key support services.
  Again, congratulations to Cintas Statesville and their entire team on 
this achievement.

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