Promoting positive safety news - the American Ref-Fuel VPP experience
- American Ref-Fuel Co., Houston, TX (United States)
American Ref-Fuel has a documented record of being a safety leader in their industry. In fact, American Ref-Fuel is only the third company of any industry to have all of its operating facilities designated as Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star worksites by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). While they are proud of their safety accomplishments, this has presented a whole new challenge -- namely how to promote this message to a media and public who may be largely indifferent to the existance of such safety practices unless there is a major problem. This paper examines the company`s rationale for pursuing publicity of their safety record as well as detailing implementation of that strategy to date.
- Research Organization:
- Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, MD (United States); Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Integrated Waste Services Association, Washington, DC (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Yonkers, NY (United States). Solid Waste Processing Div.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Air Pollution Technology Branch
- OSTI ID:
- 548934
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970440-; ON: DE97007054; TRN: 97:005590-0022
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. annual North American waste-to-energy conference and exhibition, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States), 22-25 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of fifth annual North American waste-to-energy conference; PB: 1102 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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