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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2005
RPU Earns Governor's Safety Award
ROCHESTER, Minn.—The Minnesota Safety
Council has awarded a Governor’s Safety
Award to RPU’s water division for excellence
in workplace safety and health.
RPU is one of 214 employers (of 483 entrants)
who were recognized at the Governor’s
Safety Awards luncheon at the Minneapolis Convention
Center on May 13.
“Workplace injuries and deaths are a personal
tragedy and a financial burden that no business
needs,” said Carol Braun, president of
the Minnesota Safety Council. “Smart employers
like RPU understand that a commitment to safety
benefits both their employees and their bottom
line.”
“We’re proud of RPU employees and
their continued focus on safety. Positive attitudes
toward safety benefit employees, their families,
and our customers,” said Larry Koshire,
RPU general manager.
Since 1934, the annual Governor’s Safety
Awards have spotlighted Minnesota employers
with above-average safety records. Participants
submit injury information, which is compared
with state and national data, as well as the
entrant’s past performance. Winners are
recognized at three levels:
Meritorious Achievement: Better than average
performance in incident rates, dependent on
type of industry.
Outstanding Achievement: Continuing improvement
and/or a continuing outstanding record.
Award of Honor: Exceptional accomplishment in
reduction of injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
RPU received a Meritorious Achievement Award.
The Governor’s Safety Awards luncheon
was part of the 71st Minnesota Safety &
Health Conference, coordinated by the Minnesota
Safety Council. The Minnesota Safety Council,
founded in 1928, in a non-governmental, not-for-profit
organization dedicated to improving the quality
of life in Minnesota by preventing unintentional
injuries (“accidents”).
More than 300 Minnesota workers are injured
or become ill from job-related causes each day,
with annual workers’ compensation costs
of $1 billion. |
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