Google Data Centers Get High Marks for Green and Safety Practices [VIDEO]

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Google announced Thursday that a number of its U.S. data centers received recognition for green practices and safety methods. Google is the first major Internet company to earn both ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications.

The centers were able to reduce oil consumption by using generators less often and changed how they handle, package and ship batteries.

"We do this because we want to be the gold standard in environmental and workforce safety, and because we care about the communities where we live and work," Google said in a blog post.

Data centers in the following U.S. locations received the certifications: The Dalles, Ore.; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mayes County, Okla.; Lenoir, N.C.; Monck's Corner, S.C. and Douglas County, Ga.