By Uher H.R. No. 229 75R7374 SAJ-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Lyondell Petrochemical Company's Polymers Facility 1-2 in Matagorda has been awarded Star certification by the 1-3 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in recognition 1-4 of the facility's outstanding contributions toward protecting the 1-5 health and safety of its workers; and 1-6 WHEREAS, This special distinction is indeed well deserved, 1-7 for employees at the facility have completed more than 4,700,000 1-8 hours without lost-time injury and have given the plant one of the 1-9 best safety records in the nation, with more than 15 years of safe 1-10 operation; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Among the country's largest and most modern 1-12 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facilities, the plant produces 1-13 more than 1,000,000,000 pounds per year of HDPE, which is used by 1-14 customers to make such diverse products as detergent and motor oil 1-15 bottles; grocery, merchandise, and trash bags; plastic pails, 1-16 cases, and crates; and specialty applications; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The Matagorda plant is the first in the county to 1-18 receive Star status as part of OSHA's Voluntary Protection 1-19 Programs, and this prestigious status is a fitting tribute to the 1-20 exceptional work environment that has been created at the facility 1-21 through the shared commitment and cooperation of labor, management, 1-22 and government; and 1-23 WHEREAS, With its designation as a Star worksite, the 1-24 Matagorda facility of Lyondell Petrochemical Company has joined an 2-1 elite group of only 200 manufacturing sites nationwide that have 2-2 met the stringent requirements of certification, earning the 2-3 highest recognition given for plant safety processes by the United 2-4 States Department of Labor; it is indeed appropriate at this time 2-5 that this exemplary facility be given special legislative 2-6 recognition and support for its notable accomplishments in this 2-7 regard; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby commend the employees and managers of Lyondell 2-10 Petrochemical Company's Matagorda Polymers Facility, including 2-11 Chairman Bob Gower, President Dan Smith, and Senior Vice President 2-12 Debra Starnes, for their remarkable achievement in the area of 2-13 occupational health and safety; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for Lyondell Petrochemical Company's Matagorda Polymers 2-16 Facility as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-17 Representatives.