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AHFA honors environmental and safety leaders

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 27, 2008

High Point — The American Home Furnishings Alliance has presented its 2007 Leadership Awards for environmental and safety professionals.

Joe Riddle, facilities/energy engineer and environmental manager at Bernhardt Furniture, won the Environmental Leadership Award, recognizing both his work on the AHFA environmental committee and his proficiency in the skills required to manage his company's environmental programs.

Bernhardt received the AHFA Environmental Excellence Award for corporate environmental performance. Bernhardt is in the process of gaining certification for all five of its domestic facilities under EFEC, an environmental management system created by AHFA.

Donna Musik, environmental coordinator at Hickory Chair, won the Wayne Bumgardner Safety Leadership Award, recognizing her work on the AHFA safety committee and excellence in managing a corporate safety program. The award is named for Wayne Bumgardner, who retired as corporate safety director for Bernhardt after more than 30 years and who was a longtime member of AHFA's HR/Safety Division and its Safety Committee.

Environmental and safety executives from AHFA member companies also recognized Brown and Caldwell, Integrita Group and Stratus Environmental with 2007 AHFA Suppliers Awards, honoring their support and expertise.

Brown and Caldwell helped develop AHFA's new Sustainable by Design certification program to recognize exemplary environmental performance by AHFA member companies. Integrita Group partnered with AHFA in developing an Integrated Safety Performance program for its members. Stratus Environmental has provided technical support to the alliance on the boiler and plywood MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) regulations, along with other air issues.

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