COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities announced on Tuesday they earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2022.
The CBPU earned First place in Group C for utilities with 30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure.
They were among 283 utilities from across the country which entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on
incident-free records and overall state of their safety programs and culture during 2022.
The incidence rate is based on the number of reported work-related injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2022 as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The Safety Awards have been held annually for more than 65 years.
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