1.8. ERMUSR 04-09-2019 Elk River M
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Mike Tietz—Technical Services Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
April 9, 2019 1.8
SUBJECT:
Recognition of American Public Power Association Safety Award of Excellence
ACTION REQUESTED:
Receive the APPA Safety Award of Excellence
BACKGROUND\ DISCUSSION:
The American Public Power Association (APPA) recently honored Elk River Municipal Utilities
with a 3rd place "Safety Award of Excellence" for their safe operating practices in 2018.The
association recognized ERMU during their annual Engineering & Operations Conference which
was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado this year.
In 2018 more than 325 utilities entered the annual Safety Awards, which is the highest number
of entrants in the 60 year history of the program. Utilities receiving this award have proven that
safety is of the utmost importance in the operation of their companies and are recognized for
the hard work that goes into ensuring that every team member goes home safe to their families
each day.
Entrants are placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based
on the most incident-free records during 2018.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 2018, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA).
With over 81,350 worker-hours of exposure in 2018, Elk River Municipal Utilities achieved an
incidence rate of 2.46 which earned a third place award.This achievement is a testament to the
culture of safety that is part of each and every employee's work ethic every day.
The American Public Power Association would like to commend Elk River Municipal Utilities for
achieving"exceptional electric reliability in 2018".
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