Newswise — URS Corporation, a global engineering and construction firm serving both private and public sector organizations, has been awarded the Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). URS Corporation received this award for its outstanding efforts in promoting employee health, wellness, and safety.
The Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) recognizes quality occupational and environmental health programs, identifies model programs and outstanding practices with measurable results and encourages organizational self-assessment and continuous improvement. Recipients of the annual award are judged on the strength of their health and safety programs for individual employees, their programs to protect the environment, their leadership and management, and for their efforts to create an overall work culture that stresses healthy lifestyles and safety consciousness. Only organizations with the most exemplary health and safety practices are considered for the award.
URS Corporation was recognized for the safety and emergency preparedness programs it has implemented to benefit contractor employees at the U.S. Army’s Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) in Tooele County, Utah. URS’ 1,200 employees and subcontractor workers at the plant are progressively disposing of the nation’s single-largest stockpile of aging, deteriorating chemical weapons and secondary wastes in a safe, secure, and environmentally compliant manner that ensures worker and public protection.
“URS Corporation’s safety and emergency preparedness programs have yielded measurable improvements in employee safety and well-being, while enhancing productivity,” said ACOEM President Warner Hudson, III, MD. “It’s a formula for success that provides inspiration and a practical roadmap for others to follow.”
“With passage of health reform legislation, it is more important than ever for employers to help their employees stay healthy and productive. ACOEM is redoubling its efforts at making sure the employer community is aware of innovations that can help in this effort,” said Dr. Hudson. “The CHAA program is a great way to share with them the best ideas about improving employee health in the nation.”
The Corporate Health Achievement Award was established in 1997 as way of encouraging healthier and safer work environments. The ACOEM award program is considered the most rigorous and comprehensive of its kind, requiring extensive documentation from companies of their programs and practices and an onsite visit by a team of ACOEM evaluators. The CHAA recognizes quality occupational and environmental health programs.
Applicants in the competition receive detailed feedback from ACOEM on their programs regardless of whether they receive an award, which Dr. Hudson says is helping raise awareness of best practices and, in the long run, improve standards for employee health and safety. “Safer, healthier workplaces mean increased productivity, more job satisfaction, less harmful environmental impact and enhanced community relationships,” he said.
To learn more about URS Corporation, visit www.urscorp.com
About ACOEMThe American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) represents nearly 5,000 physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. Founded in 1916, ACOEM is the nation’s largest medical society dedicated to promoting the health of workers through preventive medicine, clinical care, disability management, research, and education. For more information, visit www.acoem.org.
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