{"id":378005,"date":"2022-10-20T06:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=378005"},"modified":"2022-10-20T06:05:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:05:35","slug":"atkins-kroll-guam-receives-sharp-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/atkins-kroll-guam-receives-sharp-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Atkins Kroll Guam receives SHARP certification"},"content":{"rendered":"
Atkins Kroll president Alex Yap is presented with OSHA SHARP Certification by Guam Department of Labor director David Dell\u2019Isola during a presentation in the Atkins Kroll Toyota Showroom on Tuesday, Oct. 18. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAMUNING, Guam<\/strong>\u2014In a Tuesday ceremony at the Atkins Kroll Toyota Showroom, the Guam Department of Labor recognized Atkins Kroll Inc., an Inchcape company, as the region and island\u2019s first company to be awarded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration\u2019s Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program certification. As a SHARP site, AK Guam will be exempt from programmed OSHA inspections for two years.<\/p>\n

In all of Region IX, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands, AK is the only automotive dealership to receive a SHARP certification. <\/p>\n

Alex Yap, president of Atkins Kroll Inc., said, \u201cSafety is paramount to all that we do here at AK. While achieving this certification was by no means an easy feat, we are committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment for our employees. Protecting them and the safety of our customers was our motivating factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atkins Kroll president Alex Yap and AK employees receive the official certificate from Guam Department of Labor during a presentation in the AK Toyota Showroom. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SHARP\u00a0recognizes businesses that use OSHA\u2019s\u00a0On-Site Consultation Program\u00a0services and operates exemplary worksite safety and health programs. The recognition comes after months of collaborating with GDOL\u2019s OSHA On-site Consultation Division to elevate AK\u2019s workplace safety. The safety and health consultation program is completely separate from the OSHA inspection effort and helps companies to identify potential hazards at their workplace, improve programs that are already in place, and qualify for SHARP. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an impressive achievement for AK and a win for Guam,\u201d said GDOL director Dave Dell\u2019Isola. \u201cAK is the first company on the island and in the Pacific to achieve this, even before Hawaii. We hope more companies follow suit and consider working with us to improve overall safety in the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesse Pangelinan, program manager at GDOL\u2019s OSHA On-Site Consultation Division, said, \u201cI congratulate AK Guam on its recognition from the OSHA National Office for SHARP. I have seen AK Guam\u2019s program and team\u2019s efforts\u00a0improve every year. They\u2019ve reduced the company\u2019s Incidents Rate and DART Rates (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred); improved its safety and health programs; and continuously increased training and hazard identification. I look forward to working with AK to maintain its SHARP status for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yap added, \u201cWe thank GDOL for its partnership and guidance. Receiving this award means so much to our company as it shows we are doing right by our team and making AK a safer and better place to work.\u201d (AK)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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