MOUNT VERNON — Companies in Knox County put a lot of hard work into making their places of business a safe area to work and those efforts were recognized Wednesday at the Knox County Safety Council annual awards presentation.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for businesses in the county to get together and be able to share good practices, learn (about) a number of different topics in health and safety, and really share that experience,” said Rob Flowers, chair of the Knox County Safety Council. “The awards are really just a way to recognize all that effort and success that those teams have had over the year.
“It really does reflect the effort that each of these businesses are putting toward health and safety,” Flowers continued. “Not just within the council, but what they’re taking back to their individual businesses and putting in place to protect their employees.”
Businesses could obtain four different awards:
100% Award: This award is presented to companies that have zero injuries or illnesses resulting in a day or more away from work in the previous calendar year.
Group Award: This award is presented to companies that have the lowest incident rate in each group. For this award, the groups are divided by manufacturing with less than 100 employees; manufacturing with more than 100 employees; construction; healthcare; service industries; and government.
Achievement Award: This award is presented to employers that have decreased incident rates by at least 25 percent from the previous year.
Special Award: This award is presented to each company that accumulates at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without a lost-time injury or illness.
Below are the local businesses involved in the Knox County Safety Council and their respective awards:
- Brenneman Lumber & Kiln Drying – 100% and Special awards
- Buckingham Electric – 100% and Achievement awards
- Burch Hydro – 100% Award
- Burrows Paper Corp. – 100% and Achievement awards
- Coyne Graphic Finishing – 100% Award
- CTS, Inc. – 100% Award
- Ellis Brothers – 100% and Achievement awards
- F.T. Precision – 100%, Achievement, Special awards. Of special note, F.T. Precision worked over 1,737,000 hours without a lost-time claim.
- Griffin Insurance – 100% Award
- J & R Farms – 100% Award
- Kenyon College – Special Award. Notably, Kenyon College had 943,000 hours without a lost-time claim.
- Knox County Career Center – 100% and Special awards. Notably, Knox County Career Center had over 759,000 hours of work without a lost-time claim.
- Knox County Chamber of Commerce – 100% Award
- Knox County Commissioners – 100%, Group, Achievement, and Special awards
- Lanning’s Foods – 100% and Group awards
- Mohican Rehabilitation Services – 100% and Group awards
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University – 100%, Group, Achievement, and Special awards. Notably, MVNU received the Special Award for over 1,000,000 hours worked without a lost-time claim.
- Mount Vernon Packaging – 100% Award
- Potemkin Industries – 100% and Special awards. Notably, Potemkin Industries had over 700,000 hours worked without a lost-time claim.
- Prestress Services of Ohio – 100% and Achievement awards
- Preventive Maintenance Medical – 100% Award
- Printing Arts Press – 100% Award
- Replex Plastics – 100% Award
- Sanoh America – 100% and Special awards. Notably, Sanoh America had over 600,000 hours worked without a lost-time claim.
- Select Genetics – 100%, Group, and Achievement awards
- Shannon Staffing – 100% Award
- Siemens Energy – 100%, Group, Achievement, and Special awards
- Small’s Asphalt Paving – 100% and Achievement awards
- United Aggregates – 100% and Achievement awards
- Ver-Mac Industries – 100% Award
