BDL Mill receives SHARP certification from Utah Department of Labor & OSHA

July 13, 2004 - Lee Ellertson, Commissioner of the Utah Labor Department, presented Salt Lake City's BDL Mill with the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Certification in a ceremony at BDL Mill's headquarters.

Accepting the certificate were Bud Bailey of Bud Bailey Construction and BDL Mill, David Grubb, Jr., President of Bud Bailey Construction and BDL Mill, John Capener, Vice President, Risk Management Services, Swinerton Incorporated, and Wade Obermann, Vice President, Safety, Swinerton Incorporated.

Larry Patrick, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Administration (UOSHA) Administrator, presented the award plaque to Lacey Cameron, Safety Manager, Swinerton Incorporated, and Steve Parry, BDL Mill Production Manager.

Welcoming those in attendance and providing introductions was Robert Newman, SHARP Coordinator for UOSHA. Joining him in the ceremony was Mary Lynn, Regulatory Consultant Program Manager Federal OSHA - Region 8, along with OSHA Consulting Manager Louis Silva.

Members of the BDL Mill Production Safety Committee include: Aaron Lowder, David Syme, Mark Spurgeon, Carlos Herrera, Marcelino Martinez and Lacey Cameron.

OSHA's SHARP encourages and recognizes excellence in occupational safety and health at fixed worksites. BDL Mill, established in 1978, is only the third company in the State of Utah to receive this recognition and the only mill shop honored by this designation. BDL Mill has demonstrated an exceptional safety record, with no time lost, which distinguishes it among Utah companies.

At BDL Mill, skilled craftsmen create Architectural Woodwork for such projects as the Nauvoo LDS Temple, LDS temples in Ghana, Nigeria Alaska, and Manhattan, specialty restaurants including the Cliff House in San Francisco, the Piper Jaffray offices and the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and hotels including the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, and projects throughout the mainland United States and Hawaii, Samoa, Costa Rica, Nigeria and Ghana.

With over 65,000 square feet of mill and offices, and over 100 skilled craftsmen and office personnel, BDL Mill meets the wide-ranging needs of builders and designers - in an unparalleled environment of safety.