DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,629

DATEX-OHMEDA, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF GE HEALTHCARE
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO

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 an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 24, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., a subsidiary of GE
Healthcare, Louisville, Colorado. The workers at the subject
facility produce patient monitors. The subject facility leased
workers from Kelly Services.
Workers at the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance on February 21, 2003 (TA-W-
50,569). That certification expired February 21, 2005.
This investigation revealed that the preponderance in
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of patient monitors to a country (Mexico)
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., a subsidiary of GE
Healthcare, including leased workers of Kelly Services,
Louisville, Colorado who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 22, 2005
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 4th day of March 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance