2023 Safety Award Winners

By harnessing the expertise of frontline employees through its Safety Leaders program, the Bureau of Waste Management Services has fostered a truly collaborative approach where each level contributes from their unique vantage point to develop a comprehensive and effective safety program. The result was an unprecedented milestone for the bureau of eliminating any OSHA reportable injuries for 23 months.

The City of Goodyear subscribes to the Whole Employee philosophy. Its programming encompasses the spirit, heart, mind, and body with the goal of achieving ultimate satisfaction and maximum contribution. This has led to greater worker engagement and a 95 percent overall job satisfaction rate.

How does an organization change the safety culture? For the City of Tacoma, it was via a Safety Coordinator Program that provides individuals with entry-level training in the field of occupational safety for a one-year term. This has helped decrease their days away, restricted, or transferred (DART) rate by 44 percent and on-the-job injuries and incidents by seven percent.

Leck Waste Services used a proactive approach towards training and provides employees with electives which they can use to build their careers. This resulted in better employee retention and decreases across the board for recordable incidents, days away from work, workers’ compensation, and auto liability.