Three hundred twenty-nine utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the most incident-free records during 2020. Utilities’ incidence rate, used to judge entries, is based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2020, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
“Utilities that receive an APPA Safety Award have demonstrated that they have made the health and safety of their employees a core value,” said Brandon Wylie, Chair of APPA’s Safety Committee and Director of Training & Safety at Electric Cities of Georgia. “Designing and maintaining a top-notch utility safety program takes a lot of hard work and commitment. These utilities and their communities should be very proud.”
The Safety Awards have been held annually for more than 65 years. A complete list of winners is available HERE.
IOWA 2020 Honorees
Group A (less than 15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
Rock Rapids Municipal Utilities, IA
Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities, IA
Independence Light & Power, IA
Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
Spencer Municipal Utilities, IA
Waverly Utilities, IA
Group F (250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Second Place
Muscatine Power & Water, IA