Mississauga , Ontario - March 27, 2008 - IAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention Association) presented GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. Tubing with a Level I Health & Safety Achievement Award today. This is the first IAPA achievement award for the Arnprior, Ontario facility which produces zirconium tubes used to make nuclear fuel bundles and fuel channel components.

GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. Tubing has been recognized for making health and safety a core value at its facility. The firm has implemented 21 health and safety elements as part of its corporate environmental, health, and safety program, GE Global Star. The 21 elements address issues such as job safety analysis, chemical management, and motor vehicle safety and annual audits are conducted to ensure all elements are met. An award and recognition program has also been created to encourage employeesto become more involved in the firm’s health and safety program.

“GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. Tubing has shown that it has created an effective and comprehensive health and safety program that meets the needs of its employees,” says Larry Masotti, Manager Consulting Services, Ontario. “Everyone at this facility has played an important role in achieving this milestone and you are to be congratulated on your efforts towards reducing workplace incidents.”

“The IAPA program fits perfectly with GE’s own Global Star Health and Safety Excellence program,” says Mark Ward, Fuel Operations Manager, GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. Tubing. “The journey is about ensuring a safer and healthier workplace for our employees, contractors, and visitors, as well as developing a zero accident/incident mindset. Achieving this Level I award inspires us to continue striving for new ways to improve our environmental health and safety programs.”

GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. Tubing received the Level I Health and Safety Achievement Award after IAPA conducted an on-site verification of its health and safety management systems on February 22, 2008. The company’s health and safety management program met the criteria needed to be recognized for this award. The firm also completed a self-assessment report and met IAPA award requirements, such as prevention methods, legislative compliance, management practices, and lost-time injury frequencies.

IAPA ’s three-level health and safety awards program was launched in 2002. The program is designed to celebrate an organization’s journey towards achieving workplace health and safety excellence. Since the inception of the program, 40 companies have received the Level I Health and Safety Achievement Award.

GE is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content, and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. In Canada, GE has 10,000 employees, 15 major manufacturing plants, and 150 sales and service locations across the country. For more information, visit www.ge.com and www.ecomagination.com.

IAPA is a not-for-profit, member driven organization operating in Ontario since 1917. Representing approximately 50,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million Ontario workers, IAPA is one of Canada’s leadi

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