The American Public Power Association’s Safety Awards of Excellence program has been updated and is now available for utilities to review before applications open in January.
In June 2024, the APPA Board of Directors established a new Safety Committee comprised of APPA members who are leaders in the public power safety community. The purpose of the committee is to align, and provide strategic direction for, the Association’s various safety programs, conferences, events, and projects, including the publication of the APPA Safety Manual.
Thanks to the valuable feedback from the new APPA Safety Committee, the Safety Awards of Excellence program has been updated for 2024. The objective of the revision process was to:
- Ensure member input in the process of developing the safety awards application,
- Develop an awards application that accurately reflects the effectiveness of a utility’s safety program, and
- Ensure that the awards application will allow smaller utilities, with fewer resources, to qualify for an award.
Details of the updated program are available in the Application Guidebook for the 2024 Award Year (PDF). An informational webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST. Applications for the Safety Awards will open in early January 2025.
Visit the Safety Awards website for details.
