Mississauga, Ontario – October 10, 2008 – IAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention Association) presented Marble & Marble Ltd. with a Level I Health & Safety Achievement Award today at its facility in Concord, Ontario. Marble & Marble Ltd. produces and installs, in homes, natural and engineered stone products, such as kitchens and bathroom countertops.

In 2007, Marble & Marble Ltd. posted a lost-time injury frequency that was 100% better than other firms in its Workplace Safety and Insurance Board rate group. The company also did not have a lost-time injury last year.

"This award shows that Marble & Marble Ltd. is committed to making the well-being of their employees a priority," says Trevor Beauchamp, Principal Consultant, IAPA who presented the award this morning. "Investing in health and safety means that Marble and Marble is investing in its people. Starting the journey towards health and safety excellence requires team work and everyone at this organization recognizes the importance of working together and being accountable for creating an incident-free workplace. ”

“At Marble and Marble, we believe our employees are too important to ignore their health and safety,” says Paolo Mantenuto, President, Marble & Marble Ltd. “That is why we have utilized IAPA for all our training needs and the award process to establish a solid foundation for our health and safety program.”

Marble & Marble Ltd. received the Level I Achievement Award after IAPA conducted an on-site verification on July 24, 2008 to ensure that the firm’s health and safety management program met the award criteria. The company also completed the self-assessment report and met IAPA award requirements, which included 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, 44 companies have received the Level I Health and Safety Achievement Award.

Established in 2001, Marble and Marble has become a leader in natural stone manufacturing for both retail and new home builders in the greater Toronto area. Marble and Marble specializes in producing and installing natural and engineered stone products, such as kitchens and bathroom countertops, table tops of all shapes and sizes, custom staircases, floors, and fire place surrounds.

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 Canada’s leader in workplace health, s

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For more information, contact:

Lena Wan
Communications & PR Specialist, IAPA
Tel: 905-614-4272 ext. 2247
E-mail: lwan@iapa.ca