Federal-Mogul's Cambridge, Ohio, Facility Wins State Safety Achievement Award

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 3 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation's Cambridge, Ohio, automotive ignition components manufacturing facility was recently honored with the Achievement Award by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's (BWC) Division of Safety and Hygiene.

The Achievement Award, co-sponsored by the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce, recognizes outstanding effort by supervisory personnel and employees in reducing the annual incident rate (on-the-job injuries) by 25 percent or more in 2002. Federal-Mogul's Cambridge facility excelled far beyond that threshold by reducing its incident rate by more than 50 percent in 2002.

"Improving our safety record is a critical mission for all Federal-Mogul employees. Earning this prestigious award gives our employees the recognition they deserve for continuously keeping safety a top priority," said Robb Junker, plant manager, Cambridge.

The Cambridge facility keeps its employees highly motivated to follow safe work practices through two-way communication and achievement incentives. Employees are rewarded for perfect safety records and are kept informed about safety issues through monthly safety forums covering current safety issues and accident prevention measures.

"We take a proactive approach to safety, doing what we can to prevent accidents and keeping our employees out of harm's way," Junker said. "When an incident does occur, management goes to the individual to not only discover what happened, but to understand what happened in a way that allows us to take steps to prevent the problem from occurring again."

At $25.2 billion, BWC is the largest exclusive state-fund workers' compensation system in the United States and the second largest underwriter of workers' compensation insurance in the country.

Federal-Mogul's Cambridge facility manufactures spark plug insulators for Federal-Mogul's Burlington, Iowa, Ignition assembly facility. The ignition products, marketed under the Champion(R) brand name, are used in small-engine, automotive, industrial and heavy-duty applications. Established in 1955, the facility today employs approximately 210 people.

Federal-Mogul is a global supplier of automotive components and sub- systems serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. The company utilizes its engineering and materials expertise, proprietary technology, manufacturing skill, distribution flexibility and marketing power to deliver products, brands and services of value to its customers. Federal-Mogul is focused on the globalization of its teams, products and processes to bring greater opportunities for its customers and employees, and value to its constituents. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and today employs 47,000 people in 24 countries. For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit the company's Web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com/ .

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