OSHA trumpets Agland Inc. for workplace safety

EATON – Federal officials have bestowed Agland Inc. with a pair of awards that recognize the Eaton company’s safety record.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA, granted its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program award to Agland’s feed mill in Eaton, as well as its agronomy operation in Gilcrest.

The award goes to small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system.

As a result of the recognition, Agland can be removed from OSHA’s programmed inspection list until January 2006. The exemption recognizes Agland’s safety and health program and that the company’s injuries…