With its reportable and recordable accidents at 56% below the national average, ASV's Cohasset facility is one of only 30 active MNSHARP worksites in Minnesota.

Steve Sviggum, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, presented the Cohasset plant with a certificate of achievement from MNSHARP, as well as a flag. "Safety is important. You are important. Your fellow workmates are important. It cannot be stressed enough -- safety is important," Sviggum told plant employees during the ceremony.

As part of the MNSHARP Program, ASV's Cohasset facility, has implemented a number of safety strategies, including:

    --  Establishing a Lock-Out/Tag-Out Program with a written process for
        each piece of equipment.
    --  Writing and implementing an AWAIR Policy (A Workplace Accident and
        Injury Reduction) program to provide a safe work environment, which
        features training of all employees on the safe operation and
        maintenance of equipment and use of personal protective equipment, and
        promotion of a safe and harmonious workplace. The AWAIR program also
        provides general safety rules and guidelines for hazard identification
        and accident investigation, and identifies program enforcement and
        loss prevention training.
    --  Establishing weekly/monthly inspections of the eye wash stations,
        emergency lighting, the sprinkler system, job cranes and fire
        extinguishers.
    --  Implementing a program for incident and accident investigation, and
        for root cause identification, which leads to the implementation of
        long-term solutions.

Dave Christianson, ASV Facilities Manager, credited all Cohasset employees for their hard work in making the program a success and was thankful for the consultation service of MNOSHA. "We greatly appreciate all the help and consideration we have received from these individuals," he said. "As we continue to grow we will develop new processes and procedures to insure the safety of all ASV employees."

"This speaks well of you," said Sviggum. "I want to congratulate you on this sign of success you have achieved."

About ASV

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MN, A.S.V., Inc. designs, manufactures and sells rubber track machines and related components, accessories and attachments. ASV's purpose-built chassis and patented Posi-Track(TM) rubber track undercarriage technology is used in their Compact Track Loaders, which are known for their innovation and performance. The Cohasset plant produces the undercarriages, which are also sold to a variety of other manufacturers in nearly a dozen undercarriage configurations. For more information, please visit http://www.asvi.com.

A.S.V., Inc. is a subsidiary of Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX), a diversified global manufacturer based in Westport, Conn. For more information on Terex, please visit http://www.terex.com.

     For more information, contact:
     Willow Loney, A.S.V., Inc.
     800 346-5954
     wloney@asvi.com

SOURCE A.S.V., Inc.

http://www.asvi.com