Houston, TX, October 2008: Axxiom Manufacturing Co., Inc, manufacturer of the Schmidt® line of products, is the latest recipient of the highly coveted SHARP award. OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) honors small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. One of only ten recipients to this date in Texas for 2008, Axxiom exemplifies a worker safety program perfectly in alignment with their high end quality catalog of products. The SHARP award is one is which few companies ever achieve. Of 24,000 nationwide endeavors, Axxiom is one of the 600 elite few titleholders to date.