Aerojet's Sacramento Facility Achieves One Million Man Hours Without a Lost-time Injury
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Sacramento, Calif. headquarters has achieved one million man hours without a lost-time injury.
The Sacramento site reached the milestone on Nov. 4, 2008 and celebrated the achievement with its employees today. "We are very proud of this major accomplishment. It is a direct result of our ongoing commitment to safety awareness and practices," said Sacramento Vice President of Operations, Robert Werling.
Safety is an integral part of Aerojet's business process. All employees are reminded to keep safety as a first priority in their workplace. This philosophy extends from executive leadership to the craftspeople building Aerojet's products and to those who maintain the facilities.
Plant management and union leadership proactively participate in a Joint Union Management Safety Committee. The team meets monthly to identify safety concerns and to implement effective solutions. The safety committee provides support to Aerojet Sacramento's Environmental Health and Safety Department and promotes ongoing commitment to safety in the workplace.
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the companies' Web sites at http://www.Aerojet.com and http://www.GenCorp.com.
