Humantech Achieves Gold Certification To NSF International Sustainable Service Provider Program

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Oct 23, 2014, 01:15 ET

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Humantech, experts in workplace improvement, announced today that it has achieved the gold level of the sustainability assessment protocol for services and service providers (P391) from NSF Sustainability, a division of global independent public health organization NSF International. Humantech is the first ergonomics company to earn this certification.

Developed through NSF International's National Center for Sustainability Standards (NCSS), the NSF P391 Sustainability Assessment Criteria for Services and Service Providers protocol was established through a consensus-based process that included input from an expert panel of service providers, suppliers, regulatory agencies, environmental organizations, and end users. The NCSS has also developed sustainability standards through this consensus-based process for a wide range of product categories, including chemicals, commercial furnishings, flooring, building products and materials, and water treatment and distribution systems.

"Certification to NSF P391 provides a valuable framework for continual improvement with regards to sustainability," said Tom Bruursema, General Manager of NSF International's Sustainability programs. "After meeting all the prerequisites, such as having sound policies that guide ethics, human health and welfare, and general working conditions, they have gone above and beyond the basic requirements of the standard to earn a gold level rating. As innovation takes place and as Humantech finds new ways to implement sustainability principles, its certification will continue to improve its business practices and provide value to its customers through systematically reducing waste, energy, water, and other natural resource use."

"Fortune 500 companies, which constitute the majority of our client base, are increasingly committed to sustainability and expect the same from their suppliers," said James Good, President of Humantech. "In fact, 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies are members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and 88 of the Fortune 100 companies use the USGBC's green building rating system. Sustainable business practices have shifted from market differentiation to expectation and this certification helps us demonstrate our commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement."

Organizations can earn NSF P391 certification at the Conformant, Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels. Once certified, service providers are authorized to use the NSF Sustainability Certified mark in their advertising and marketing, helping to quickly communicate their credibility as a sustainable services provider to government agencies and prospective customers. Monitoring and periodic reevaluation are required to maintain certification.

Additional Information about Humantech:

For over 35 years, global companies have relied on Humantech for workplace improvements. By combining the science of ergonomics and our unique 30-Inch View^®—where people, work, and environment intersect—Humantech's engineers deliver practical solutions that impact safety, quality, and productivity. At Humantech, we know people make productivity happen.

Humantech helps companies identify and quantify injury risk in the workplace, provides training, software and consulting aimed at removing that risk, and delivers ergonomics program management solutions that embed these processes into a corporate culture. Please visit us at www.humantech.com for more information.

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