March 12, 2004—Seventy-one public power systems have earned the American Public Power Associations 2003 Electric Utility Safety Award for safe operating practices. APPA Chairman of the Board Glenn Cannon presented the awards today during the associations annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, held this week in San Antonio, Texas.
More than 200 utilities entered the annual contest. Entrants were placed in categories according to their size and judged for the most incident-free records during 2003. The incidence rate, used to judge contest entries, is based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2003, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The safety contest has been held annually for the last 44 years.
For a list of winners, in six categories based on size, see APPA.
