DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,731

HOSPITAL SPECIALTY COMPANY
A DIVISION OF THE TRANZONIC COMPANIES
TEMPE, ARIZONA

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 (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 January 27, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Hospital Specialty Company Division, Tempe,
Arizona. The workers at the subject firm produce toilet seat
covers.

The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
toilet seat covers increased relative to sales and production
from 2004 to 2005.
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 addition, 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 produced at
Hospital Specialty Company, a Division of The Tranzonic
Companies, Tempe, Arizona, 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, Tempe, Arizona, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 25,
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 9th day of March 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance