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Environmental stewardship and community enrichment... constants from the beginning Based, on U S Bureau ofLabor statistics, Cooper employees number among the safest in today's manufacturing sector Cooper's guiding philosophy mandated safe work pi actives, ample lighting and adequate employee training as shown in thus photo oj employees operating a centerless grinder at a Cooper plant in 1915 Environmental stewardship is good business Some ideas never go out of style. Particularly the idea that employee safety, environmental stewardship and the conservation of resources is good for busmess. That was the case for Cooper employees at the Ajax Iron Works in Corry, Pennsylvania, m 1935. The management at the plant msisted on the highest standards of sanitation and space conservation, convinced that the reduction of hazards contributed to improvements in morale. These same ideas are paramount at Cooper today, championed through ongoing efforts to make its workplaces safe and to protect the environment. We start with the belief that workplace accidents are preventable. Regular training, measurement and communications are the foundation of Cooper's impressive employee safety program. Cooper's safety program works Cooper's employee safety program delivers results. In 2001, nearly 20 percent of Cooper's plants had no lost-time accidents. In addition, many facilities achieved significant safety milestones. For example, Cooper's facility in Roanoke, Virginia, completed four years and the facility m Franksville, Wisconsin, 10 years without lost-time accidents. Employees at Cooper's Vicksburg, Mississippi, plant passed the four million man-hour mark m 2001 with out a lost-time accident, and two Cooper plants in Mexico achieved one million man-hours without a lost-time accident.