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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Mike Tietz– Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />April13, 2021 1.6 <br />SUBJECT: <br />American Public Power Association Safety Award of Excellence <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Receive the APPA Safety Award of Excellence <br />BACKGROUND \\ DISCUSSION: <br />The American Public Power Association(APPA)recently honored Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />with a Safety Award of Excellenceforsafe operating practices in 2020. ERMU received a first- <br />place award during the second day of APPA’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical <br />Conference, held virtually on March 23 & 24. <br /> <br />In 2020, only 129 utilities out of the 329 utilities that provided data received a safety award. <br />Utilities receiving these awards have proven that safety is of the utmost importance in the <br />operation of their companies and are recognized for the hard work that goes into ensuring that <br />every team member goes home safe to their families each day. These safety awards have been <br />given out annually for more than 65 years. <br /> <br />Entrants are categorized according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the <br />most incident-free records of 2020. The incidence rate, used to judge entries, is based on the <br />number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during <br />2020, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). <br /> <br />With over 92,430 worker-hours of exposure in 2020, Elk River Municipal Utilities achieved an <br />incidence rate of 0.00, which earned us a first-place award in Group D (60,000-109,999 <br />stndrd <br /> place winners, (1) 2 & (1) 3 place winner <br />work/hrs. of exposure). There was a total of (12) 1 <br />along with two honorable mentions within Group D. <br /> <br />This achievement is a testament to the culture of safety that is part of every employee’s work <br />ethic. Elk River Municipal Utilities values employee safety above all else. We all recognize the <br />importance of going home to our families each day; this is what drives our dedication to safety. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT: <br /> APPA Safety Award of Excellence <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />7 <br />