National Safety Council lauds Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages for three of its AP units achieving highest global safety standards; Ameenpur, Moula-Ali and Guntur units of the Company achieve Occupational Health and Safety Assessment (OHSA) Series 18001 Certification; OHSAS 18001 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification signifying highest safety level; Factory Managers of three units receive the certificate of appreciation from Andhra Pradesh Labour Minister G Vinod
Hyderabad, March 4, 2008: Recognizing the efforts of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Limited in achieving the highest safety measures at workplace, the National Safety Council has felicitated three factories of the Company in Andhra Pradesh for achieving Occupational Health and Safety Assessment (OHSA) Series 18001 Certification.
Hindustan Coca-Cola's Atmakuru unit in Guntur district, Ameenpur unit in Medak district and Moula-Ali unit in Hyderabad district achieved the distinction of becoming world class manufacturing facilities with highest safety and occupational health standards.
The certificates of appreciation were received by factory managers of three units along with the Company South Region Manufacturing head P V R Kumar and Human Resources head G V R K Raju from the Labour Minister of Andhra Pradesh G Vinod at a function here today. The function was organized by the Department of Factories of Andhra Pradesh and the National Safety Council on the occasion of the 37th annual safety day celebrations.
OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help companies to control occupational health and safety risks and was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognized global standard. The certification was created through a concerted effort from a number of the world's leading national standards bodies, certification bodies, and specialist consultancies. It is aimed at establishing an occupational health and safety management system to eliminate or minimise risk to employees and workers.
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Limited that operates 28 factories across the country maintains highest standard in safety and occupational health at all locations. Many of its units have been certified on safety and occupational health standards including OHSAS 18001 and gives utmost importance to workplace safety.
About the Company:
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Limited refreshes millions of consumers throughout the country with an exciting range of beverages including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Thums Up, Fanta, Limca, Sprite, Maaza, Minute Maid Pulpy Orange, Kinley and Kinley Club Soda through a network of more than one million outlets. The company engage approximately 1,50,000 people in India.
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