Cintas Rental Location in Hattiesburg Certified as VPP Star Site

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OSHA has certified Cintas 's (Nasdaq: CTAS) Rental Division in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a VPP Star site. This recognition is part of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), which honors worksites with exceptional safety and health management systems. To achieve VPP Star status, companies must demonstrate injury and illness rates below industry averages and establish strong workplace hazard control programs.

Jessi Robelot, Manager of the Hattiesburg location, accepted the honor, emphasizing the team's commitment to continuous improvement in health and safety. Cintas has set a new standard for U.S. companies with 130 VPP Star-certified facilities as of August 2024, surpassing all other American companies. Stephen Jenkins, Cintas Vice President of Health & Safety, highlighted the company-wide collaboration in achieving this recognition.

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• Cintas' Hattiesburg location achieved OSHA VPP Star certification, recognizing exceptional safety standards
• Cintas leads U.S. companies with 130 VPP Star-certified facilities as of August 2024
• VPP Star certification indicates injury and illness rates below national industry averages

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OSHA's VPP Star Program recognizes Cintas location as a top worksite for safety and health management and practices

HATTIESBURG, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally honored Cintas Corporation’s (Nasdaq: CTAS) Rental Division in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a VPP Star-certified location.

Cintas' Hattiesburg location came together to celebrate their VPP Star-certification. (Photo: Business Wire)

OSHA created the VPP Star program to recognize stand-out worksites with comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems. Companies that have earned a VPP Star designation have achieved injury and illness rates at or below the national average of their respective industries and established strong workplace hazard control programs.

During the presentation, Jessi Robelot, the Manager of the Hattiesburg location, accepted the honors on behalf of their team.

“It is truly an honor to achieve VPP Star certification here at our Cintas location in Hattiesburg,” said Robelot. “This is the culmination of every employee-partner being engaged and genuinely caring for each other. We also realize that VPP is about continuous improvement, so there will always be more work to do when it comes to advancing our health and safety culture.”

OSHA established VPP Star to promote effective and cooperative worksite safety and health in both private industry and government worksites.

Achieving VPP Star certification is rigorous. Businesses must demonstrate that management and employees work cooperatively – and proactively – to prevent workplace accidents by implementing a comprehensive safety and health management system and maintaining injury and illness rates below national BLS averages for their respective industries.

This program is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health. To remain in the program, participants must be re-evaluated every three to five years.

Cintas’ commitment to OSHA’s VPP Star program has set a new standard for U.S. companies. As of August 2024, 130 Cintas facilities in the United States are VPP Star certified, a total that far exceeds that of every other American company.

“Earning this certification means that all of us, from management to our front-line employee-partners, worked in unison to help eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses,” said Stephen Jenkins, Cintas Vice President of Health & Safety. “This collaboration is integral to our Cintas culture and our Health & Safety system. Without it, we would not have been able to achieve this recognition. We are immensely proud of our employee-partners’ commitment to working together to ensure safe and healthy worksites across our company.”

About Cintas Corporation

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, towels, restroom supplies, workplace water services, first aid and safety products, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

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Michelle Goret, Cintas Vice President of Corporate Affairs | goretm@cintas.com, 513-972-4155

Source: Cintas Corporation

FAQ

What is the significance of Cintas (CTAS) Hattiesburg location receiving VPP Star certification?

The VPP Star certification from OSHA recognizes Cintas' Hattiesburg location for exceptional safety and health management systems, indicating injury and illness rates below industry averages and strong workplace hazard control programs.

How many Cintas (CTAS) facilities are VPP Star certified as of August 2024?

As of August 2024, Cintas has 130 VPP Star-certified facilities in the United States, surpassing all other American companies in this achievement.

What is required for a company like Cintas (CTAS) to maintain VPP Star certification?

To maintain VPP Star certification, companies like Cintas must be re-evaluated every three to five years, demonstrating continued excellence in safety and health management systems.

Who accepted the VPP Star certification for Cintas (CTAS) Hattiesburg location?

Jessi Robelot, the Manager of the Cintas Hattiesburg location, accepted the VPP Star certification honors on behalf of their team.