Health & Safety Awards & Recognition
Chengdu, China CCS Achieves OHSAS 18001 Milestone
Chengdu, China
At the Chengdu, China Corning Cable Systems facility (CDCCS), safety is always one of the most important factors supporting our business success. CDCCS management believes safety is a business prerequisite and a component of its social accountability responsibilities. As a defined CDCCS Key Performance Indicator, safety performance expectations are identified and evaluated regularly.
In support of safety management excellence, CDCCS started its development and deployment of the OHSAS18001 management system in 2004. With the strong efforts and participation by our employees and management, CDCCS passed the third party audit successfully in June 2005 and received OHSAS certification in July 2005.
This is the first industrial enterprise out of more than 500 in the Chengdu Hi-Tech development Zone to receive OHSAS certification. In recognition of this achievement, CDCCS received a special award of RMB 20,000 ($2500 USD) from the Chengdu Hi-Tech development Zone for continued efforts in safety excellence.
Management System Certification
Taichung, Taiwan
On November 30, 2005, Corning's Taichung, Taiwan Facility completed an ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 formal audit. In January 2006 the facility received permanent certification of each system. Our Taichung facility is the first company in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to receive ISO/OHSAS certification. 
To become certified, the facility had to develop a rigorous schedule which included the following elements:
- A team of employees from various departments attended internal auditor training. They then began conducting an Environmental Aspect Identification and Risk Assessment Review to evaluate the status of all applicable programs and processes, including legal and other requirements.
- The team then began system documents preparation, establishing SHE objectives, targets, and program management setting and review.
- They then conducted an internal audit to evaluate all processes and hold a management review meeting to develop actions plans for the pre-audit by BVQI. The pre-audit by BVQI was held and resulted in the development of additional action plans.
- The formal Audit was then conducted, by three BVQI auditors using a schedule that interviewed representatives from each department. At the conclusion of the three day audit, only two minor action items were noted. These actions were corrected to prepare the facility the surveillance audit later in 2006.
North Carolina State Department of Labor Presents CCS with Awards for Safety and Health Efforts in 2005
North Carolina, USA
The North Carolina Department of Labor presented awards to Corning Cable Systems on June 8, 2005. The awards are in recognition of the outstanding safety and health efforts that resulted in a substantial reduction of injuries and illnesses and the promotion of safer working conditions during the year of 2005. CCS was received the following awards:
- Corning Cable Systems - North Carolina Locations - Second Consecutive Year - Gold
- Corning Square - Second Consecutive Year - Gold
- Hickory Cable Facility - Second Consecutive Year - Gold
- Hickory Cable Facility - One Million Employee Hours Worked - No Lost Time Injuries
- Optical Assembly Plant - First Year - Gold
- Winston Salem Plant - First Year - Gold
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