National Safety Council Names Schneider Electric North America 2009 Robert W.
Campbell Award Recipient
Company Recognized for Exemplary Safety and Health Efforts
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council
today presented Schneider Electric North America with its 2009 Robert W.
Campbell Award at the opening session of the NSC's 2009 Congress & Expo.
Underwritten by Exxon Mobil Corp., the Campbell Award recognizes organizations
that demonstrate how integration of environmental, health and safety (EHS)
management into business operations is a cornerstone of their corporate
success.
"The Campbell Award honors organizations that demonstrate world-class
operational safety practices," National Safety Council President and CEO Janet
Froetscher said. "The people at Schneider Electric North America have an
inventive and dedicated approach to employee safety that creates a successful,
profitable workplace. We are pleased to honor them with this award."
Safety, health, environment and community are the pillars of the Schneider
Electric business strategy. With an active commitment to helping individuals
and organizations "make the most of their energy" and a focus on making energy
safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, Schneider Electric's 14,000
employees in North America achieved sales of $3.6 billion in 2008. The
organization aims for people to be safe, environmentally conscious, and
healthy at work, home and play. It is a subsidiary of Schneider Electric,
based in Paris, France, has sales of over $25 billion and operations in more
than 100 countries.
Schneider Electric North America impressed the Campbell Award's international
review panel with the company's global foundation for safety and health
practices that encourages local innovation to most effectively promote EHS.
The company also was praised for a seamless integration of safety procedures
and mindset that protects employees on and off the job.
"We are very honored to receive this award," said Chris Curtis, CEO of
Schneider Electric's North American Operating Division. "The daily focus and
diligence of our over 14,000 employees in North America has been truly
inspiring, and in some cases, life-saving. Six years ago, we committed to
significant improvement in our safety programs. Today, we have one of the
safest workforces in North America, and our commitment to the environment and
keeping our employees and their families safe and healthy at work and home has
become part of our DNA."
Campbell Award winners undergo rigorous assessments that include site visits
and comprehensive evaluations of their commitment to, and implementation of,
EHS practices. Award winners work with an international partnership of 21
organizations to develop case studies that illustrate their superior EHS
programs and best practices, for use by top business and engineering schools
worldwide.
Named for Robert W. Campbell, a safety pioneer and the first president of the
National Safety Council, the award (www.CampbellAward.org) recognizes
organizations that achieve business excellence by integrating EHS management
into their business operating systems. Past Campbell Award winners include
Noble Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Alcan Inc., DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations,
the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Fluor Hanford, and Gulf Petrochemicals Industry
Company.
About Schneider Electric -- As a global specialist in energy management with
operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated
solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in
energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data
centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications.
Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the
company's 114,000 employees achieved sales of more than $25 billion in 2008,
through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations "Make the
most of their energy(SM)."
About Exxon Mobil Corp. -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Foundation, the
primary philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil Corp. in the United States, engage in
a range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and public
policy in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In
2007, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corp., its
divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $207 million in
contributions worldwide.
Additional information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and
contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.
The National Safety Council (www.nsc.org) saves lives by preventing injuries
and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the roads, through
leadership, research, education and advocacy.
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