Governor's Safety Awards
Every establishment within the geographical boundaries of the
state of Kentucky is eligible for this award even if the
establishment won the award the previous year. The establishment
must be free of any egregious safety or health violations for a
period of 24 months beginning with the date of issuance of the
citation and any pending discrimination complaint or any uncorrected
or contested serious violation(s). Eligibility is limited to one
award during a 12-month period of time.
An establishment may qualify for the award if its employees together achieved the required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost-time injury or illness. The required number of hours is dependent upon the number of employees and is shown in the following table. Once the minimum hours worked threshold has been achieved, an establishment may be eligible for an award in subsequent years providing there were no recordable injuries and illnesses resulting in lost work days during the previous calendar year.
| Number of employees | Man Hours Worked |
| 1 to 125 employees | 250,000 |
| 126 to 250 employees | 500,000 |
| 251 to 375 employees | 750,000 |
| 376 to 500 employees | 1,000,000 |
| 501 or more employees | 1,000,000 |
If your organization has multiple facilities, (multi-establishment), your establishment may qualify as a separate element. To do so, your establishment or operation must be organizationally distinct and geographically distinct from other establishments of the organization.
To be organizationally distinct, your establishment, of a
multi-operations organization, must be under separate operating
management reporting directly to the head of the organization.
To be geographically distinct, your establishment must by physically
separated from other elements by distance or a definable boundary.
Establishments in different cities and counties cannot be combined
to create more hours earned for the award. Each individual
establishment must stand on its own record.
For more information on the application process for the Governor's Safety Award, visit the Kentucky Labor Cabinet' website at www.labor.ky.gov or click here to be redirected.
2013 Governor's Safety Award Winners
Those who received the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s prestigious Governor’s Safety and Health Award are recognized annually at the Governor’s Safety and Health Conference and Exposition. The employer and employee groups who received this Award since the 2012 Conference, along with the number of hours worked without a lost time injury or illness, include:
Advanced Green Components LLC
Winchester
623,270
AGC Glass Company North America
Elizabethtown
1,513,327
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
USW Local 727
Calvert City
11,344,296
Alpha Mechanical Service, Inc.
Local Trade Unions
Louisville
567,023
Big Rivers Electric Corporation – Coleman Station
IBEW Local 1701
Hawesville
1,504,478
Big Rivers Electric Corporation – D.B. Wilson Station
IBEW Local 1701
Centertown
1,001,912
Big Rivers Electric Corporation – Sebree Station
IBEW Local 1701
Robards
502,411
Campbell Crossing LLC
Fort Campbell
579,252
Catlettsburg Refining LLC
USW Local 8-00719
Catlettsburg
1,684,899
Cooper Power Station/East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Somerset
785,873
Delta Faucet Company - Morgantown Plastics
Morgantown
1,142,595
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Nicholasville
558,576
Energy Management & Services, Co.
Versailles
1,492,606
Estron Chemical, Inc.
Calvert City
294,512
Farmers RECC
Glasgow
369,913
Federal-Mogul Maysville
Maysville
749,354
Interplastic Corporation
Ft. Wright
1,335,688
Joy Global
Lebanon
947,247
Joy Global
Millersburg
615,010
Joy Global
Salyersville
604,321
J-Lok Corp.
Earlington
292,597
Kentucky Utilities – EW Brown Generating Station
Harrodsburg
4,144,448
Kentucky Utilities – Ghent Generating Station
Ghent
1,272,552
Knox Hills LLC
Ft. Knox
1,217,169
L’Oreal USA Florence Manufacturing
Florence
2,867,755
L’Oreal USA Walton Distribution Center
Walton
1,559,825
Madisonville West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant
Madisonville
455,951
Nestle, USA
Mt. Sterling
1,544,432
Owen Electric Cooperative
Owenton
521,240
Packaging Unlimited LLC
Louisville
315,166
PIC Group, Inc.
Cane Run Facility
Louisville
309,813
PIC Group, Inc.
EW Brown Facility
Harrodsburg
304,898
PIC Group, Inc.
Ghent Facility
Ghent
437,712
Precision Steel LLC
Calvert City
1,128,999
Regional Water Resource Agency
Owensboro
261,598
River Metals Recycling LLC
Newport
768,495
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC
USW Local 727
Calvert City
926,852
Spurlock Power Station/East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Maysville
603,130
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.
Scottsville
786,788
Swift & Staley, Inc.
USW Local 550
Kevil
1,218,928
The Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
Corbin
816,102
The Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
Berea
1,710,456
URS
Local Building Trades Unions
Louisville
3,264,683
Vanguard Contractors, LLC
Paducah
1,034,419
Wacker Polymers
USW Local 727-04
Calvert City
1,053,016