“Steve created an Excavations Program to train employees as Competent Persons in Excavations. The program was reviewed and approved as Pike Electric’s Excavations/Competent Person Program. Steve also created a confined space training program that is approved and used as Pike’s training program.”

“Brett created and initiated training of all employees using a behavior-based safety program, incident reporting procedures, a safety recognition rewards program, and a revision of policies. He also trained and created job safety analysis for all hazardous tasks. His hands-on approach of getting everyone involved … has started to create a safety culture where safety is a value, not a priority.”

“David led a safety initiative to reduce laceration injuries by identifying and evaluating replacements for bladed hand tools, limited the availability of handle-less razor blades, revamping the availability of personal protective equipment, providing awareness to touch-labor at start-of-shift stand-up meetings, and developing one-page communication tools.”

“What sets Justin apart is his willingness to tackle even the most complex problems himself. His scope of responsibility includes everything from preventing unauthorized ‘daisy-chaining’ of extension cords in back offices to preventing multimillion-dollar aircraft mishaps on a crowded and dynamic flight line.”

“While serving as Captain of the S/R Wilmington, Nate took the initiative to test new safety management software to ensure the software performed reliably on the ship. He also identified areas for enhancement prior to fleetwide implementation. As a result of his efforts, SeaRiver vessels can access and share all Loss Prevention System Information.”

“Ed … is credited with developing the ‘Safety Question of the Month,’ a contest open to all employees. A photo image containing jobsite hazards is sent to employees, and the employee spotting the most hazards and demonstrating how to resolve them wins a prize. The challenge not only reinforces known safety issues, but also serves as education about additional hazard recognition.”

“Since coming to our Power Products site in Pinetops, NC, Jennifer began implementing an OHSMS. During the time, the company moved one of our sites to the Pinetops location. This involved not only the movement of equipment, construction of an addition, but also the transplant of some employees from the other facility. She was able to do this with little change in the injury statistics.”

“Jim realized that road-related incidents were rapidly becoming a global pandemic, not only affecting our employees, but the communities in which we operate. Starting in 2008, Jim led an effort to take safety beyond the walls of the traditional workplace and implemented a … global driver safety program. … The company has been able to accomplish driver training for 40,000+ employees, a program that is implemented in more than 30 countries and translated into 16 languages, risk and data profiling, and implementation of a ‘crash-free’ culture that includes a ban on all cell phones while operating a vehicle on company business.”