Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) today was awarded a Safety Award of Excellence by its national trade association, the America Public Power Association. SMMPA was one of 135 public power utilities across the country to be recognized for their dedication to safety.
“We take the safety of our employees very seriously,” said SMMPA Chief Executive Officer Dave Geschwind. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication to safety and even more pleased that it results in avoiding potentially tragic accidents.”
Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the most incident-free records during 2021. A utility’s incidence rate, used to judge entries, is based on its 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).
