The MPWC has attained a special designation from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development that highlights the organization’s commitment to creating a safe working environment for its staff.
The Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) On-Site Consultation and Training program provides free consulting and training to public entities and helps provide a safer work environment. Through the program, consultants assess safety management systems, identify hazards and provide training to public employers, which in turn assists in preventing accidents, injuries and fatalities. Having been accepted into the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), the MPWC is the first public utility to earn this achievement in over a decade.
In order to join SHARP, the MPWC needed to meet the program’s eligibility requirements, complete a full-service safety and health visit from the On-site Consultation Program, correct any identified hazards, have a safety and health management system with employee participation, and enact an action plan to improve their safety and health program.
“This accomplishment was years in the making and was only possible through the dedication of our Safety Coordinator, Sean Fitzgerald, as well as the complete buy-in of our staff from top to bottom,” said Joe Scavuzzo, MPWC Commission President. “We at the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission remain committed to maintain the highest level of safety for all of our facilities. Our people deserve nothing less.”
