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Bill Braun
ARMA Communications Manager
212.297.2153
bbraun@kellencompany.com

Washington D.C. (April 14, 2020) – The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has completed its annual Accident Prevention Contest and is proud to recognize 70 asphalt roofing manufacturer facilities for their workplace safety, specifically low incident rates among workers.

Facilities that entered the 2019 Accident Prevention Contest were judged based on ARMA criteria derived from the standards set by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This information is gathered through quarterly safety data reports from the past calendar year.

“The commitment that ARMA and its members have to providing a safe work environment for all employees is unwavering,” said ARMA’s Executive Vice President Reed Hitchcock. “Each year we are pleased to see so many facilities meeting high standards in plant health and safety.”

All of ARMA’s manufacturer members are invited to participate in the Accident Prevention Contest by submitting data from their entire company, a specific division, or an individual plant or mill in North America. Winners are honored in four different categories, with a “perfect” score meaning that zero safety incidents were recorded.

President’s Award: Recognizing the plant in each contest category with the best score over a two-year period.

  • Owens Corning: Irving, TX – 6 stars
  • Owens Corning: Atlanta, GA – 1 star
  • Owens Corning: Houston, TX – 2 stars
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Summit IL – 2 stars

Award of Excellence: Recognizing plants with three consecutive years of a “perfect” score (that are not recipients of the President’s Award).

  • GAF: Minneapolis, MN
  • GAF: Myerstown, PA
  • Johns Manville: Plattsburgh, NY
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Atlanta, GA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Compton, CA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Medina, OH
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Minneapolis, MN
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Oklahoma City, OK
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Portland, OR

Perfect Employee Safety Certificate: Recognizing plans with a “perfect” score for the reporting year.

  • Atlas Roofing Corporation: Hampton, GA
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Peachtree City, GA
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Shreveport, LA
  • GAF: Chester, SC
  • GAF: Ennis, TX
  • GAF: Fontana, CA
  • GAF: Michigan City, IN
  • GAF: Minneapolis, MN
  • GAF: Myerstown, PA
  • GAF: Shafter, CA
  • IKO Production: Inc., Hillsboro: TX
  • Johns Manville, Plattsburgh: NY
  • Owens Corning: Atlanta, GA
  • Owens Corning: Houston, TX
  • Owens Corning: Irving, TX
  • Owens Corning: Jacksonville, FL
  • Owens Corning: Savannah, GA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Atlanta, GA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Compton, CA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Irving, TX
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Jacksonville, FL
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Medina, OH
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Minneapolis, MN
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Oklahoma City, OK
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Portland, OR
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Summit, IL
  • Polyglass USA, Inc.: Phoenix, AZ
  • SOPREMA, Inc.: Wadsworth, OH
  • TAMKO Building Products: Ennis, TX
  • TAMKO Building Products: Green Cove Springs, FL
  • TAMKO Building Products: Inwood, WV 

Certificate of Safety Improvement: Recognizing plants that demonstrated an improvement of at least 25% over their previous year’s performance.

  • Building Products of Canada: Edmonton, Alberta
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Ennis, TX
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Little Rock, AR
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Norwood, MA
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Oxford, NC
  • CertainTeed Corporation: Shreveport, LA
  • GAF: Baltimore, MD
  • GAF: Chester, SC
  • GAF: Dallas, TX
  • GAF: Ennis, TX
  • GAF: Fontana, CA
  • GAF: Michigan City, IN
  • GAF: Tuscaloosa, AL
  • IKO Production, Inc.: Hillsboro, TX
  • IKO Production, Inc.: Wilmington, DE
  • IKO Southeast, Inc.: Sylacauga, AL
  • Malarkey Roofing Products: Oklahoma City, OK
  • Owens Corning: Brentwood, NH
  • Owens Corning: Jacksonville, FL
  • Owens Corning: Memphis, TN
  • Owens Corning: Savannah, GA
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt): Irving, TX
  • PABCO Roofing Products: Tacoma, WA
  • Polyglass USA, Inc.: Hazleton, PA
  • Polyglass USA, Inc.: Winter Haven, FL
  • SOPREMA, Inc.: Drummondville, Quebec
  • TAMKO Building Products: Columbus, KS
  • TAMKO Building Products: Frederick, MD
  • TAMKO Building Products: Green Cove Springs, FL
  • TAMKO Building Products: Inwood, WV
  • TAMKO Building Products: Joplin, MO – Range
  • TAMKO Building Products: Phillipsburg, KS
  • Tarco: Greencastle, PA

ARMA extends congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients.

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About ARMA:

The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) is a trade association representing North America’s asphalt roofing manufacturing companies and their raw material suppliers. The association includes the majority of North American manufacturers of asphalt shingles and asphalt low slope roof membrane systems. Committed to advances in the asphalt roofing industry, ARMA is proud of the role it plays in promoting asphalt roofing to those in the building industry and to the public.