EASTON – The Huber Engineered Woods LLC manufacturing facility has been certified to participate in the Voluntary Protection Programs of the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The facility, which manufactures reconstructed wood panels for roofs and flooring, was certified as a VPP “Merit” site after an OSHA team’s on-site review of its application and safety and health programs.

The plant employs 140 people and is now among the 1,600 work sites nationwide that have earned entry into the VPP.

Through the VPP, employers and employees have experienced significant decreases in fatalities, injuries and illnesses.