Advanced Precision Anodizing completed its first year in Oregon OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
SHARP, primarily set up to help small- and mid-sized employers, coaches employers on how to effectively manage workplace safety and health. The program encourages Oregon employers to collaborate with their employees to identify and address hazards and to continually improve. In turn, companies are recognized for their success in reaching specific benchmarks during the five-year program. An employer may graduate from SHARP after five years of participation.
Advanced Precision Anodizing is a family-owned business that provides protective and decorative finishing services, including anodize, chromate, passivate, bead blast, graining, and laser marking. With guidance from Oregon OSHA consultants, the company has achieved first-year SHARP status, a reflection of its dedication to exceeding minimum safety and health requirements, involving employees in safety and health decisions, and fostering a culture of safety and health – among other improvements.
Advanced Precision Anodizing partnered with SHARP, focusing on expanding its safety and health program and building on its history of improvement. Notably, the company achieved zero injuries from 2022 to 2024. The company celebrated its first SHARP award in April.
Adriana Baehr“Our company is excited to be part of the SHARP program," says Adriana Baehr, environmental chemist, and environment, health, and safety manager for Advanced Precision Anodizing. “Keeping our employees safe is our top priority. When employees know they will go home safely to their families at the end of every work shift, we become more successful overall. It is good for employees, and it is good for management."
The benefits of the SHARP program, which is part of Oregon OSHA's free consultation services, include lower injury and illness rates, decreased workers' compensation costs, increased employee morale, lower product losses, and community recognition.
Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. For more information, go to osha.oregon.gov.
The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest agency for business regulation and consumer protection. Visit https://www.apanodizing.com and www.oregon.gov/dcbs/.
