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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) division of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has recognized SRK Tennessee in Tazewell with its Volunteer Safety Through Accountability and Recognition (STAR) Award.

The Volunteer STAR Award is the state’s highest honor for workplace safety and health and is a nationally recognized program patterned after the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Because the company has received the award, its Tazewell facility is considered a Volunteer STAR site.

“We set the bar very high for this award and SRK Tennessee rose to the challenge and not only met but exceeded TOSHA’s high standards for workplace safety in Tennessee,” said TDLWD Deputy Commissioner, Dewayne Scott. “It takes a tremendous amount of effort and determination from everyone at the facility to create and maintain a safe and healthy workplace at this level.”

Scott traveled to Tazewell on March 19th to present the Volunteer STAR Award to SRK managers and teammates.

Teammates at the SRK Tennessee site manufacture rubber products used primarily in the production of automobiles. This is the fourth time TOSHA has honored the site with the Volunteer STAR award.

There are currently 34 Volunteer STAR sites in Tennessee. The company receives a glass award to display, along with a Volunteer STAR flag to fly at its facility. The company also has the option of using the Volunteer STAR logo on its correspondences and documents.

The standard for participation in the STAR program confirms a company’s safety and health program helps reduce accidents and injuries. As part of the program, TOSHA removes employers from programmed compliance inspection lists for three years.

For more information on the Volunteer STAR award program and other TOSHA award programs, contact the agency at (615) 741-2793.