H.R. No. 126


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On September 3, 2002, BP Solvay Polyethylene North America received the highest honor from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) when the company was recognized with the VPP Star; and WHEREAS, OSHA established the Voluntary Protection Program to work with companies in a partnership to improve safety; Star sites have exceptional safety programs in place, low injury rates, and employees who are actively involved in protecting each other from injuries; and WHEREAS, BP Solvay Polyethylene North America is one of the world's largest producers of high density polyethylene, which is used to make such products as packaging, telecommunications conduits, underground pipes, geosynthetic materials, automotive parts, industrial containers, and recreational items; and WHEREAS, With its designation as a Star work site, BP Solvay Polyethylene North America has proven itself to have an exemplary safety and health program, an achievement resulting from 10 years of dedication and teamwork; and WHEREAS, Through their development of and adherence to a far-sighted and exacting health and safety program, the management and workers at BP Solvay Polyethylene North America have achieved an impressive record of worker safety and created a model site within their industry; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate BP Solvay Polyethylene North America on having been recognized as an OSHA Star site and extend sincere best wishes for many years of continued success to all associated with this enterprise; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Talton                         Craddick        Giddings        Merritt         Allen        Goodman        Miller         Alonzo        Goolsby        Moreno of Harris         Bailey        Griggs        Moreno of El Paso         Baxter        Grusendorf        Morrison         Berman        Guillen        Mowery         Bohac        Gutierrez        Naishtat         Bonnen        Haggerty        Nixon         Branch        Hamilton        Noriega         Brown of Kaufman        Hamric        Oliveira         Brown of Brazos        Hardcastle        Olivo         Burnam        Harper-Brown        Paxton         Callegari        Hartnett        Pena         Campbell        Heflin        Phillips         Canales        Hegar        Pickett         Capelo        Hilderbran        Pitts         Casteel        Hill        Puente         Castro        Hochberg        Quintanilla         Chavez        Hodge        Rangel         Chisum        Homer        Raymond         Christian        Hope        Reyna         Coleman        Hopson        Riddle         Cook of Navarro        Howard        Ritter         Cook of Colorado        Hughes        Rodriguez         Corte        Hunter        Rose         Crabb        Hupp        Seaman         Crownover        Isett        Smith of Tarrant         Davis of Harris        Jones of Lubbock        Smith of Harris         Davis of Dallas        Jones of Bexar        Smithee         Dawson        Jones of Dallas        Solis         Delisi        Keel        Solomons         Denny        Keffer of Dallas        Stick         Deshotel        Keffer of Eastland        Swinford         Driver        King        Talton         Dukes        Kolkhorst        Taylor         Dunnam        Krusee        Telford         Dutton        Kuempel        Thompson         Edwards        Laney        Truitt         Eiland        Laubenberg        Turner         Eissler        Lewis        Uresti         Elkins        Luna        Van Arsdale         Ellis        Mabry        Villarreal         Farabee        Madden        West         Farrar        Marchant        Wilson         Flores        Martinez Fischer        Wise         Flynn        McCall        Wohlgemuth         Gallego        McClendon        Wolens         Garza        McReynolds        Wong         Gattis        Menendez        Woolley         Geren        Mercer        Zedler         ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 126 was adopted by the House on February 6, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House