BALTIMORE, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE: CEG) today announced that its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
located in Southern Maryland, has been recognized by Maryland Occupational
Safety and Health (MOSH), specifically, receiving its Voluntary Protection
Programs (VPP) Star level. Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is the ninth
Maryland employer to be named a VPP Star site.
"This award signifies a remarkable achievement for Calvert Cliffs'
health and safety programs," said Jim Spina, vice president of
Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. "Health and
safety are of the utmost importance to our overall performance, and we are
incredibly proud of all our employees who made this possible by
exemplifying these values every day."
Maryland VPP is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Cooperative Program. Calvert Cliffs was recognized by both OSHA and the
State of Maryland for exemplifying the VPP principles of building
commendable safety and health programs through cooperation, management's
commitment and employee/contractor involvement. Fewer than 2,000 worksites,
of the nearly 8 million in the United States, currently share this honor.
Sites meeting the VPP's demanding requirements typically experience injury
and illness rates at least 50 percent below their industry average.
"VPP sites are positive corporate citizens and excellent neighbors,"
said J. Ronald DeJuliis, commissioner of labor and industry, State of
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation "They become models
of what employers and employees can achieve by working cooperatively with
one another and with MOSH to achieve a level of worker protection that goes
beyond compliance with government regulations. VPP participants mentor
other businesses and promote safety and health within their communities."
Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125
company with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation's largest
competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial
customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation
Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive
industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 78 generating
units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 8,700
megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and
natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its
regulated utility in Central Maryland.
SOURCE Constellation Energy
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CONTACT:
Lisa Lundberg or Maureen Brown,
+1-410-470-7433, both of Constellation Energy
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