Newsroom Archive

AMP and Members Receive National Honors for Excellence in Safety

Published on: 03/30/2022

COLUMBUS, OH: American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and several member utilities were recognized for excellence in safety at the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) 2022 Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, which took place March 28-30 in Austin, Texas.

“In our industry, safety is a top priority, and utilities that receive an APPA Safety Award have demonstrated that they have made the health and safety of their employees a core value of their organizations,” said Jolene Thompson, AMP President/CEO and Past Chair of the APPA Board of Directors. “Congratulations to these members and our staff who have demonstrated their commitment in earning this recognition. You all deserve to be celebrated.”

The APPA Safety Award of Excellence recognizes utilities for their safety practices (demonstrated by having the lowest safety incident rate within groups), determined by worker-hours of exposure. The following AMP members received awards:

  • Borough of Ephrata Electric Division: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Bowling Green Electric Division: First in Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Brewster Electric Utility: Third in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Bryan Municipal Utilities: First in Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Dover Light & Power: First in Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Jackson Center Municipal Electric System: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Minster Electric Department: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Montpelier Municipal Utilities: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Napoleon Power & Light: First in Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • New Martinsville Municipal Electric: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Orrville Utilities: First in Group D (60,000 to 109,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Paducah Power System: First in Group E (110,000 to 249,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Perkasie Borough Electric Department: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • St. Clairsville Light & Power: First in Group A (<15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Village of Versailles Utilities: First in Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure)
  • Wapakoneta Electric Department: First in Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure)

AMP’s first place Safety Award of Excellence recognizes the hydroelectric operations staff, AMP Fremont Energy Center staff, generation operations staff and other field staff.

“Safety is a priority at AMP, and we commend the efforts of our members and our staff and congratulate all those who were recognized for their safe work practices,” said Michelle Palmer, AMP vice president of technical services and compliance.

According to APPA, 318 utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the most incident-free records during 2021. The incidence rate, used to judge entries, is based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illness and the number of worker-hours during 2021, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

For a full list of APPA members honored with an Excellence in Safety Award, visit www.publicpower.org.