Roanoke Cement’s Richmond, Va., site has reached a safety milestone with admission into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. SHARP recognizes employers who have succeeded with exemplary injury and illness prevention strategies through OSHA’s “On-site Consultation Program.” It helps employers highlight potential hazards at their workplace, improve existing safety programs, and offers the opportunity of a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
SHARP indicates worksite safety and health models and is an especially important achievement in the Commonwealth of Virginia, where workplace-related deaths this year surpassed the number of fatalities recorded in both 2014 and 2015. Last year, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed the Virginia Voluntary Protection Programs Act to encourage companies like Roanoke Cement to take safety above and beyond OSHA’s requirements. The commonwealth now has 19 work sites that have been accepted in SHARP, which is administered through the Virginia Department of Labor.
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Mapei Americas has appointed Marco Roma as general manager of Canadian subsidiary Mapei Inc., reporting to CEO Luigi Di Geso. Roma has worked for Mapei S.p.A. since April 2014, starting as a corporate area manager and then interim general manager for holdings in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He arrived at Mapei from Materis Group, holding various executive positions in Italy, Asia-Pacific and Western Europe. Roma has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Milan.
Malto, Ohio-based EZ Grout spans five separate divisions: masonry/construction equipment, fencing equipment, cleaning equipment, precast/refractory equipment, and custom fabrication and design. To align with company expansion and increased equipment scope, management has announced a name change to EZG Manufacturing to incorporate all of the divisions under one umbrella. The EZ Grout hog logo and bright orange color scheme remain.
Mt. Vernon, Mo.-based truck suspension manufacturer Reyco Granning has appointed Rex Cearlock as program launch manager and David Handley, Sr. as quality engineer. Cearlock will draw on his 20+ years in product development and program management to enhance component launches. Handley brings more than 35 years’ experience in manufacturing to Reyco Granning’s Quality Department.