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Juergen Fimmers (right), Viessmann U.S. internal operations manager, accepts the SHARP certification at an awards ceremony in Promfret, Conn.
To receive the certification, participants must lower certain safety rates such as the Lost Workday Injury and Illness Rate an the Total Recordable Case Rate to below the national average, and implement a healthy and safety management system that addresses OSHA's guidelines.