Wyeth facility wins health and safety credit
21 Jul 2008
Wyeth has said its manufacturing and research facility in Pearl River, New York, has been awarded the highest recognition for workplace health and safety practices.
It has been accredited with the Voluntary Protection Programmes (VPP) "star" by the US Department of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The drugs giant stated the facility in Pearl River is its eighth site in the US to gain the recognition.
Mike McDermott, vice-president of site operations at Wyeth Pearl River, said "we are delighted to be recognized as a VPP 'star' worksite".
He commented that they had worked hard to implement improvements in the site's safety processes and training programmes.
Meanwhile, Wyeth is scheduled to hold a conference call on Wednesday, July 23rd, at which it will announced its financial results for the second quarter.
Investors and members of the public will be able to listen to the call through a webcast via the company's website.
