Help us congratulate McWane Ductile on their recent VPP Star Reapproval!! 🎉🎉
Congratulations to McWane Ductile in Phillipsburg, New Jersey!
On July 31, 2024, the site celebrated their recent reapproval for continued VPP Star participation. Area Director Patricia Jones of the OSHA Avenel Area Office attended the event to recognize the site’s accomplishment. McWane Ductile produces ductile iron pipe for the underground water pipe industry. Employees are represented by United Steelworkers Local 9404. The site was first approved for VPP Merit participation on February 16, 2018, and the site advanced to VPP Star participation on July 31, 2020. This was the site’s first VPP Star reapproval and McWane Ductile has continued to improve their safety and health program. The facility is constantly looking at new technology to implement enhance worker safety at the site. An example is the beta testing of a new personal vital statistics monitor (heart rate / blood pressure / body temperature) for early recognition and prevention of heat illness symptoms.
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