To be considered one of America's Safest Companies, organizations must demonstrate: support from management and employee involvement; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates lower than the average for their industries; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process."We were amazed at the quality of the applications we received this year," said Sandy Smith, executive editor of EHS Today. "We had tough choices to make and the list for 2009 includes companies that go beyond goals of zero injuries or OSHA compliance. For these companies, having an injury-free year is expected, going beyond OSHA compliance is a given and devoting resources to environmental management and employee health and wellness is part of doing business."

EHS Today commends the sponsors of America's Safest Companies - Gold Sponsor MCR Safety and Silver Sponsor PureSafety - for their commitment to promoting safe work environments and for their support in recognizing the country's safest workplaces.

EHS Today is the proud recipient of numerous regional and national journalism awards in 2009. For more information about America's Safest Companies, contact Sandy Smith at (216) 931-9464 or visit http://www.ehstoday.com/AmericasSafestCompanies.

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