Global Animal Products is proud to have achieved the pinnacle of health and safety recognition - participation in the SHARP program by the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company’s manufacturing facility and offices have now both achieved this elite safety status.

The Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes small to medium-sized companies with exemplary safety and health management practices. The process to qualify is rigorous and includes on-site inspections as well as significant documentation of company policies and procedures. SHARP recognition is rare in the animal nutrition industry, making this achievement even more significant.

“Safety has always been a part of our culture, and something that we actively invest in.” says CEO Ben Tarr. “It’s rare for a company of our size to have a dedicated Director of Safety, but we do, because it’s important to us that our people and products are safe 100% of the time.”

“When I started at Global Animal Products, our founder told me that he wanted us to be ‘as safe as we can be’ and give every employee the time, training and tools to do their work safely, with the highest quality.” said the company’s Certified Safety Director Ron Odell. “That’s when I knew that this company could strive for and achieve the SHARP award.”

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Global Animal Products requires extensive safety training for employees, with 30-hour OSHA training for all production, service & transportation employees, as well as ongoing monthly online safety courses and added driver safety training for truck drivers. As a result of the company’s safety policies and procedures, the company has gone 19 years without a lost-time incident.