Safety Awards Criteria

2009 Safety Awards
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Based on 2009 Calendar Year
(Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2009).

The NPCA Safety, Health & Environmental Committee invites you to participate in the NPCA Safety Awards program. Featuring newly established award categories, the program honors safety-conscious NPCA Producer members for their achievements during the 2009 calendar year.

Program Requirements

1. The Safety Awards Program is open to all NPCA Producer and Producer Branch members in good standing during the reporting period.
2. The awards are for the 2009 calendar year, or the reporting period Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2009.
3. Complete and submit the attached entry form to NPCA by Jan. 22, 2010. Please note there will be no extension to the entry deadline. An online entry form will also be posted on the NPCA Web site at www.precast.org/awards.
4. Submitted figures must represent all employees at each plant or location for which a separate OSHA log or Canadian Ministry of Labor form is kept.
5. Award winners will be assessed a $25 shipping and handling fee to distribute plaques to the address provided on the entry form. All certificates will be mailed free of charge to the address provided on the entry form.

NPCA Excellence in Safety Award – Platinum Level
The Platinum Level award, the highest level of safety achievement, is a plaque presented to every NPCA member company with zero OSHA reportable/recordable injuries and illnesses for the award reporting period.

NPCA Excellence in Safety Award – Gold Level
All remaining entries not qualifying for the Platinum Level award are eligible for the Gold Level award. In the event of an incidence rate tie, all tied applicants will receive a plaque.

The Gold Award will be presented to the member company posting the best reportable-injury/illness incidence rate (IR) in each category.

NPCA Excellence in Safety Award – Silver Level
All remaining entries not qualifying for the Gold Level award are eligible for the Silver Level award. In the event of an incidence rate tie, all tied applicants will receive a plaque.

The Silver Award will be presented to the second best reportable-injury/illness incidence rate in each category.

NPCA Excellence in Safety Award – Bronze Level
All remaining entries not qualifying for the Silver Level award are eligible for the Bronze Level award. In the event of an incidence rate tie, all tied applicants will receive a plaque.

The Bronze Award will be presented to the third best reportable-injury/illness incidence rate in each category.

Certificates will be presented to all remaining entries posting reportable-injury/illness incidence rates lower than the most-recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average for the precast concrete industry.

NPCA Safety Award – Most Improved Safety Record
Entries not receiving one of the above awards are eligible for this fifth award. In the event of an incidence rate tie, all tied applicants will receive a plaque.

The Most Improved Safety Record award will be presented to the entry in each category meeting all of the following criteria:

• The plant’s injury/illness incidence rate is lower than the average industry incidence rate, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and
• The plant’s injury/illness incidence rate represents the greatest percentage decrease from the previous year and
• The plant submitted an application for the 2008 NPCA Safety Awards program.

Members who believe they may not qualify for any of the above awards are encouraged to submit applications for the 2009 Safety Awards program in order to be eligible for the Most Improved category next year.

Entry
The deadline for Safety Awards entries is Jan. 22, 2010.

Awards are categorized by man-hours as follows:

This reportable-injury/illness incidence rate (IR) is based on the number of OSHA 300 log reportable injuries and illnesses for each facility during the reporting period compared to the number of hours worked. The OSHA incidence rate formula will be used to express all entries as the number of recordable cases per 100 employees. This is accomplished by applying the formula listed below:

IR = (No. Recordables) (200,000)
        (Total no. hours worked)*

* Please note the total number of hours worked should include both hourly and salaried employees.

All 2009 Safety Award winners will be presented with Safety Award Recognition name badge ribbons during The Precast Show.

For more information about the Safety Awards, contact Liz Todd at (800) 366-7731.