Ferraz Shawmut North America Recognized for Environmental Leadership by TURA Program

Ferraz Shawmut began working with the state’s Office of Technical Assistance in 1994 to find safer substitutes to hazardous substances used in manufacturing. Ferraz Shawmut was one of 17 Massachusetts companies being recognized by the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) Program as a “TURA 20^th Anniversary Leader.”

Ferraz Shawmut eliminated the use of 35,000 pounds per year of trichloroethylene (TCE), a hazardous solvent subject to increasing regulatory requirements, by replacing it with a water-based cleaning solution. This substitution created a safer work environment and saved the company tens of thousands of dollars in management costs annually. The company has also reduced lead used in solder from over 2,000 pounds per year to less than 500 pounds per year, and reduced lead use in brass from 70,000 to 25,000 pounds per year.

Pictured above:  Rich Bizzozero, Director of OTA, Dick Robbins, Facilities & Environmental Manager, Ferraz Shawmut, Liz Marcil, Irwin Engineers, and Massachusetts State Representative Michael Costello.