Aerospace Industries Association
DRS, Raytheon and Textron Recognized at EH&S Fall Conference
AIA’s Worker Safety Awards were presented recently to several member companies at the association’s Environment, Health and Safety annual fall conference.
Winners were:
DRS Technologies, Inc. — Most Improved Overall Aerospace Company
Raytheon Company — Best Performance in the Missile and Space Category
Textron Inc. — winner in both the Aircraft and Aerospace Component categories.
The 2009 Worker Safety Benchmarking and Awards program set a record with 22 member company participants.
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Textron team with AIA President & CEO Marion Blakey |
After receiving their awards from AIA President Marion Blakey, company representatives described their safety programs and policies that contributed to worker safety performances.
In addition, the conference highlighted actions proposed or in place across the aerospace industry’s EH&S landscape, and key Washington decisionmakers described some of the most important EH&S influences expected for the aerospace industry.
Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Steve Owens outlined Toxic Substances Control Act reform regulations and legislation and House Energy and Commerce Committee Senior Advisor Bruce Wolpe reported on developments in health care reform and greenhouse gas legislation.
Representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration discussed changes to the Voluntary Program Partnership and the proposed rulemaking to update chemical classifications in accordance with the Global Harmonization System.
Also, AIA welcomed guests from two of its European sister organizations — ADS, the trade group representing the United Kingdom’s aerospace, defense and security industries, and the Aerospace and Defense Industries Association of Europe.
They joined in spirited review and agenda-setting sessions in anticipation of continuing effects forecast for the aerospace supply chain as a result of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals (REACh) regulation, problems that could include increased costs and business or production interruptions.
AIA members expressed the need to coordinate with international partners in monitoring REACh and developing joint strategies as the regulation moves through an 11-year implementation cycle.
AIA source: lisa.goldberg[at]aia-aerospace.org
