Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/20/2003
Filed Date: 01/19/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/22/2005
Determination Date: 02/22/2005
Expiration Date: 02/22/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,358
HOSPITAL SPECIALTY COMPANY
A DIVISION OF THE TRANZONIC COMPANIES
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 19, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Hospital Specialty Company, a division of The Tranzonic
Companies, Cleveland, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm
produces toilet seat covers, vending machines, and tampons; workers
are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
toilet seat covers, vending machines, and tampons increased during
the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with toilet seat covers, vending
machines, and tampons produced by Hospital Specialty Company, a
division of The Tranzonic Companies, Cleveland, Ohio, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Hospital Specialty Company, a division of The
Tranzonic Companies, Cleveland, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 20,
2003 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of February 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance