VT Group Awarded Voluntary Protection Program
Star
August 30, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC-VT Group U.S., an industry
leader in the delivery of customer-critical services to government
agencies and U.S. arm of U.K.-based Babcock International (BAB.L),
is pleased to announce that it has been awarded VPP Star Status at
its Fort Huachuca location.
"This prestigious designation is a result of the hard work and
dedication of our Ft. Huachuca team," said Chris Taylor, president
of the Technical Services Business Unit of VT Group. "VT is
committed to a zero injury philosophy, and this award illustrates
our ongoing pledge to make safety at the heart of everything we
do."
Created in 1982, OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs recognize
and partner with businesses and worksites that show excellence in
occupational safety and health. Sites are committed to effective
employee protection beyond the requirements of OSHA standards. VPP
participants develop and implement systems to effectively identify,
evaluate, prevent, and control occupational hazards to prevent
employee injuries and illnesses. As a result, the average VPP
worksite has a lost workday incidence rate at least 50 percent
below the average of its industry.
VT provides a broad range of logistics support to the Army at
Ft. Huachuca including mobilization, RESET, and inventory
management.
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About VT Group
VT Group's operations provide customer-critical technical
services to the Department of Defense and other government
agencies. VT Group's 2,500 personnel are passionate about serving
their customers. VT Group provides services from design and
acquisition to operation and maintenance of facilities and assets,
through to providing support and training - to everyone from
electrician's mates and aviators to crew captains, financial
managers and logisticians. VT Group recently became a part of
Babcock International Group PLC, the UK's leading engineering
support services organization with 27,000 staff across the globe
who build, manage, operate and maintain assets that are vital to
the delivery of many key public services.
For more information on Babcock, visit http://www.babcock.co.uk/
For more information on VT Group,
visit http://www.vt-group.com