WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AK
Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that its Coshocton (OH) Works has received Occupational
Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007
certification from SRI Quality System Registrar, an internationally
accredited registrar for management system standards. The
certification applies to all applicable processing and
administrative functions relating to safety at the plant.
"Receiving OHSAS 18001:2007 certification speaks volumes about
our commitment to occupational health and safety at AK Steel," said
James L. Wainscott, Chairman,
President and CEO of AK Steel. "We congratulate the men and
women of Coshocton Works for earning this recognition, an
achievement that reflects AK Steel's commitment to safety at all of
our plant operations."
According to SRI Quality System Registrar, OHSAS 18001:2007
certification recognizes companies that link business objectives
with operating effectiveness. Recipients of this
certification have demonstrated effective implementation of
documentation and records management, top management's commitment
to their employees, establishment of clear policy and practice,
good planning and implementation, good resource management,
efficient health and safety control, measurement, preventive action
and an institutionalized process for continual improvement.
"We are pleased to acknowledge that AK Steel has received OHSAS
18001:2007 certification," said A. Joseph
Falcsik, SRI's Vice President, Certification. "The
certification provides evidence to customers, suppliers, employees
and the community of AK Steel's commitment to a healthy and safe
working environment."
AK Steel
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical
steels, primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
construction and electrical power generation and distribution
markets. The company employs about 6,200 men and women in
Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate
headquarters in West Chester,
Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is available on
the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs
about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana.
AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded
(ERW) tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other
markets. Additional information about AK Tube LLC is
available on its web site at www.aktube.com.
AK Coal Resources, Inc., another wholly-owned subsidiary of AK
Steel, controls and is developing metallurgical coal reserves in
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania. AK Steel also owns 49.9% of Magnetation LLC, a
joint venture headquartered in Grand
Rapids, Minnesota, which produces iron ore concentrate from
previously mined ore reserves.
SRI Quality System Registrar
SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited
registrar for management system standards, such as ISO 9001,
AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485, ISO 27001, and environmental
management systems standards such as ISO 14001 and RC14001.
SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and
maintaining these standards.
SOURCE AK Steel