Safety Award

The Safety Award recognizes municipal electric systems for their safety performance and encourages municipalities to improve their present safety program.

Eligibility

  • Safety Awards will be given to systems with no time loss due to reportable accidents.
  • Safety Commendations will be given to systems with less than one percent time loss.
  • Reporting period runs from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2023.
  • To determine time loss, divide the total number of hours away from work and restricted by the total work hours of exposure for the period of Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2023.
Time loss =   Total number of hours away from work & restricted


Total work hours of exposure for the period

Criteria

There are two categories:

  • Transmission/Distribution
  • Generation

Recognition

  • More than one award can be given each year.