This award recognizes individual safety professionals who show their dedication to the field of safety by their leadership, engagement with peers, and measurable results.
To qualify, the candidate must meet the following screening criteria:
| · Less than 10 years in Safety profession or leadership role |
| · More than 2 years in Safety profession or leadership role |
| · 3 – year OSHA Incidence Rate of .6 or less (Plant sites must include contractor totals) |
| · 3 – year Lost Workday Rate of .2 or less (Plant sites must include contractor totals) |
| · Zero fatalities in previous 5 years (TRMA Member Plants; TRMA plants for contractors) |
| · Zero injuries in past year (TRMA Member Plants; TRMA plants for contractors) |
| · In the past award year (Jan. – Dec.), did the plant or contractor company experience an incident involving: |
| · Failure to isolate hazardous energy |
| · Opening process equipment improperly |
| · Improperly prepared confined space entry |
| · Improperly prepared excavation |
| · Fall from height |
| · Contact/exposure to hazardous materials |
| · Crane or rigging failure |
| · Caught by machinery, struck by equipment or falling object |
| · Failure to verify work permit |
| · Failure to choose correct PPE |
| · Deliberate bypassing of safeguards |
| · Community evacuation or sheltering event |
| · Emphasis will be on consistent improvement |
Judging Criteria:
| · Pass initial screening criteria |
| · In a Safety or Leadership position |
| · Consistently demonstrates safety behaviors |
| · Shares the safety vision and is an effective communicator |
| · Is credible |
| · Is collaborative |
| · Is accountable and holds others accountable for safety |
Each submission must include:
| · Individual being nominated |
| · Name, email, phone # of individual making the nomination |
| · Summary of how nominee has contributed to the Safety Profession and meets judging criteria |
| · Summary of how nominee has contributed to the Safety Profession and meets judging criteria |
| · Minimum of two references who will corroborate the nomination (name, email, phone #) |