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Cintas Chicago First Aid & Safety Locations Certified as VPP Star Sites
OSHA’s VPP Star Program recognizes Cintas locations as top worksites for safety and health management and practices OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nOSHA’s VPP Star Program recognizes Cintas locations as top worksites for safety and health management and practices\n\n\n OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally honored Cintas Corporation’s (Nasdaq: CTAS) First Aid & Safety Division Locations in Elk Grove Village, IL and Woodridge, IL as VPP Star certified locations on Friday.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230911350437/en/Two Cintas First Aid and Safety locations were VPP Star certified last Friday. (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe VPP Star program was created by OSHA to recognize stand-out worksites that have comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems. Companies that have earned a VPP Star designation have achieved injury and illness rates at or below the national average of their respective industries and have established strong workplace hazard control programs.\n\n\n>> Media Use Assets (available on Dropbox)\n\n\n“Achieving OSHA VPP Star is a tremendous accomplishment for our Chicago market and is the culmination of continuous hard work, and dedication from every employee-partner at the locations,” said Ryan Gard, Cintas First Aid & Safety Regional Business Director. “We also realize that continuous improvement is a core value of both VPP and Cintas, which means that we are committed to continue raising the bar in health and safety. Nothing is more important than our customers' and employee-partners' health, safety, and wellness.”\n\n\nOSHA established VPP Star to promote effective and cooperative worksite safety and health in both private industry and government worksites.\n\n\nAchieving VPP Star certification is rigorous. Businesses must demonstrate that management and employees work cooperatively – and proactively – to prevent workplace accidents by implementing a comprehensive safety and health management system and maintaining injury and illness rates below national Bureau of Labor Statistics averages for their respective industries.\n\n\nThis program is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health. To remain in the program, participants must be re-evaluated every three to five years.\n\n\nCintas’ commitment to OSHA’s VPP S...