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.
2011 Governor's Safety Award Winners
Those who received the prestigious Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s 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 2010 Conference, along with the number of hours worked without a lost time injury or illness, include:
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
USW Local 727
Calvert City
11,044,784
Big Rivers Electric Corporation
– Coleman Station
IBEW Local 1701
Hawesville
1,017,593
Big Rivers Electric Corporation
- Sebree Station
IBEW Local 1701
Robards
1,002,997
Centria
Frankfort
515,527
Donaldson Corporation
Nicholasville
765,502
Federal Mogul – Glasgow
Glasgow
3,056,969
Fluor Enterprises
Ghent
4,509,348
GE Aviation Madisonville
IUE/CWA Local 701
Madisonville
4,810,995
Campbellsville
4,590,241
Ft.
Kentucky Utilities – EW Brown
Generating Station
Harrodsburg
3,615,866
Kentucky Utilities – Ghent
Generating Station
Ghent
520,450
Kentucky Utilities – Green River
Generating Station
USW Local 9447
Central City
512,760
Kentucky Utilities – Pineville
Distribution Operations
IBEW Local 2100
Fourmile
273,594
Knox Hills LLC
Ft.
L G & E – Gas Control
Louisville
500,327
L G & E – Gas Regulatory
Services
IBEW Local 2100
Louisville
260,674
L G & E – Magnolia Station
IBEW Local 2100
Magnolia
1,008,063
L’Oreal USA Florence
Manufacturing
Florence
Walton
542,598
Madisonville
Maker’s Mark Distillery
Loretto
552,248
Owensboro
382,569
Performance Pipe
Williamstown
1,082,157
PIC Group, Inc.
Ghent
325,962
PIC Group, Inc.
Millcreek
317,960
Premium Allied Tool, Inc.
Philpot
502,887
Raytheon Company
IAMAW
Louisville
Roll Forming Corporation
Shelbyville
658,090
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals
America LLC
USW Local 727
Calvert City
588,238
Sherwin-Williams
Richmond
3,318,729
Southwire Co. KY Plant
Hawesville
1,487,605
Sumitomo Electric Wiring
Systems, Inc. – New Model Development Center
Bowling Green
527,288
Sun Products Corporation
Bowling Green
5,087,143
The Terrace Nursing and
Rehabilitation Facility
Berea
Local Building Trades Unions
Louisville
2,936,497
Wacker Polymers
USW Local 727
Calvert City
589,335