Six California POUs honored with national award for outstanding safety practices
Six POUs in California have earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2021. The award winners are:
- City of Lompoc: First in Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
- City of Moreno Valley: First in Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
- Merced Irrigation District: First in Group D (60,000 to 109,999 worker-hours of exposure)
- Vernon Public Utilities: First in Group D (60,000 to 109,999 worker-hours of exposure)
- Silicon Valley Power: Third in Group F (250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
- SMUD: Honorable Mention in Group H (>3,999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
“In our industry, safety is the top priority,” said Bob Scudder, chair of APPA’s Safety Committee and industrial hygiene and corporate risk manager at Grand River Dam Authority. “This is a commitment that needs to come from the top down and permeate every aspect of operations. These awarded utilities have embraced this priority, and they deserve to be celebrated.”
318 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 2021. The 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 2021, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The Safety Awards have been held annually for more than 65 years.
Friday, April 8, 2022
Section: CMUA News
