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IndustryNews<br />
Simmons’ Charlotte plant praised for safety<br />
Mattress manufacturer Simmons<br />
Bedding Co. reports that its facil-<br />
ity in Charlotte, N.C., is a participant<br />
in the Safety and Health Achievement<br />
Recognition Program for the third<br />
consecutive time.<br />
SHARP, a program of the U.S. Occupational<br />
Safety and Health Administration,<br />
recognizes companies that provide<br />
an exemplary safety and health management<br />
environment for employees.<br />
“Recertification of SHARP makes<br />
a serious statement about a company’s<br />
dedication to employee safety,” said<br />
Jonathan Dawe, director of safety,<br />
health, wellness and workers’ compensation<br />
for the Atlanta-based company. “To<br />
reach this stage takes a meaningful and<br />
ongoing commitment to creating and<br />
maintaining a safe work environment<br />
for all our employees. You’ll find the<br />
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same culture of safety that is present at<br />
our Charlotte plant at every Simmons<br />
facility.”<br />
SHARP participants invite OSHA<br />
into the workplace for a consultation<br />
during which all hazards are identified<br />
and corrected.<br />
The site’s workplace injuries and time<br />
Short<br />
lost due to injuries must be below the<br />
national average.<br />
The Charlotte facility has gone more<br />
than 780 days without a recordable safety<br />
incident. During 2008 and 2009, the<br />
plant had no recordable incidents.<br />
Simmons credits the facility’s successes<br />
to its comprehensive safety program.<br />
Hollandia offers more affordable TV bed<br />
Manufacturer and retailer Hollandia International,<br />
which is based in Sderot, Israel, has added a new<br />
entry price point to its Platinum-Luxe collection of<br />
TV beds. The upholstered bed frame of The View bed<br />
contains a retractable flat-screen television in its foot<br />
board. The View holds a Talalay latex mattress and has a suggested retail<br />
price of $8,840 in queen size with a flat foundation; $12,000 with an<br />
adjustable base. The step-up beds in the collection start at $20,000.<br />
In a<br />
recent,<br />
independent<br />
study:<br />
95% of mattress<br />
customers polled<br />
(ages 21-34) said the<br />
Purista freshnessenhancing<br />
treatment was<br />
a feature they desired<br />
in their mattress.<br />
Contact us today to learn more<br />
about how the Purista brand<br />
can become a part of your<br />
polyurethane and latex<br />
foams solution.<br />
Learn more at archbiocides.com or call 800.491.8375<br />
www.sleepproducts.org/bedtimes
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