The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) announced the results of the Association’s prestigious Accident Prevention Contest.
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Asphalt Roofing
Manufacturers Association (ARMA) announced the results of the Association’s
prestigious Accident Prevention Contest.
In 2009, 98 facilities participated in the contest. ARMA’s top award is the ARMA
President’s Award, presented to the top ranked company within its category
(determined by number of labor hours worked). This year’s President’s Award
winners are:
Group A: Over 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
GAF Materials Corporation, Savannah, Ga.
Group B: 200,000 to 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
GAF Materials Corporation, Myerstown, Pa.
Group C: 100,000 to 200,000 Labor Hours worked Per Year
Owens Corning, Brookville, Ind.
Group D: Under 100,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
Tarco, Greencastle, Pa.
In 2007, ARMA introduced the ARMA Award of Excellence,
which is presented to each category winner demonstrating the lowest 3-year
averaged ARMA Index. The 2009 Award of Excellence winners are:
Group A: Over 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
GAF Materials Corporation, Savannah, Ga.
Group B: 200,000 to 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
GAF Materials Corporation, Fontana, Calif.
Group C: 100,000 to 200,000 Labor Hours worked Per Year
CertainTeed Corporation,
Birmingham, Ala.
GAF Materials Corporation,
Chester, S.C.
Owens Corning, Portland, Ore.
Group D: Under 100,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year
Owens Corning (Asphalt):
Atlanta, Ga.; Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kearney, N.J.; Minneapolis,
Minn.; and Oklahoma City, Okla.
TAMKO
Building Products, Ennis, Texas
To better quantify achievement
in the safety arena in 2007, ARMA set a new benchmark for its Certificate
of Achievement by requiring that a facility needed to lower its ARMA index by 25
percent from the prior year.
The following 38 facilities will receive a Certificate of Achievement for
their improvements in 2009 over 2008 (These appear in alphabetical order by
company):
Atlas Roofing Corporation:
Ardmore, Okla.;
Daingerfield, Texas; Hampton, Ga.; and Meridian, Miss.
Building Products of
Canada: Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada; and Joliette, Quebec, Canada
CertainTeed Corporation:
Fremont, Calif.; Milan, Ohio; Oxford, N.C.; Peachtree City, Ga.; Shakopee,
Minn.; and Shreveport, La.
Firestone Building Products
Co.: Beech Grove, Ind.
GAF Materials Corporation:
Baltimore, Md.; Ennis, Texas; Fontana, Calif.; Fresno, Calif.; Mt. Vernon, Ind.;
Myerstown, Pa.; Nashville, Tenn.; North Branch, N.J.; Savannah, Ga.; Shafter,
Calif. (Shingle); Tampa, Fla.; and Tuscaloosa, Ala..
IKO: Kankakee, Ill.
Owens Corning: Atlanta, Ga.; Irving, Texas; Minneapolis, Minn.; and
Summit, Ill.
TAMKO Building Products: Columbus, Kan.;
Frederick, Md.; Green Cove Springs, Fla.; Joplin, Mo. – High; Joplin, Mo.;
Naples, Texas; Phillipsburg, Kan.; and Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Finally, 39 facilities received the ARMA Perfect Index Awards that shows
a facility had no lost and restricted workdays and no reportable OSHA incidents.
These facilities include:
Atlas Roofing Corporation:
Ardmore, Okla.
CertainTeed Corporation:
Birmingham, Ala.; Fremont, Calif.; and Wilmington, Calif.
Firestone Building Products
Co.; Beech Grove, Ind.
GAF Materials Corporation:
Chester, S.C.; Fresno, Calif.; Mt. Vernon, Ind.; Myerstown, Pa.; Nashville,
Tenn.; North Branch, N.J.; Port Arthur, Texas; and Savannah, Ga.
Henry Company: Auburn, Wash.;
Bartow, Fla.; Houston, Texas; Huntington Park, Calif.; and Ontario,
Calif.
Johns Manville: Macon, Ga.
Owens Corning; Brookville,
Ind.; Houston, Texas; Irving, Texas; Minneapolis, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; and
Summit, Ill..
Owens Corning (Asphalt):
Atlanta, Ga.; Denver, Colo.; Granite City, Ill.; Houston, Texas; Irving, Texas;
Jacksonville, Fla.; Kearney, N.J.; Medina, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minn.; and
Oklahoma City, Okla.
TAMKO
Building Products: Ennis, Texas; Green Cove Springs, Fla.;
Joplin, Mo; and
Naples, Texas.
Tarco: Greencastle, Pa. and
North Little Rock,
Ark.
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) is the North
American trade association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of
bituminous-based residential and commercial fiberglass and organic asphalt
shingle roofing products, roll roofing, built-up (BUR) roofing systems, and
modified bitumen roofing systems.