The Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council and the Ohio Bureau of Workers ‘Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene, in ceremonies at the 22nd Annual Safety Awards Banquet, honored 77 firms for their safety achievements.  Mr. Howard Mavity, Attorney with Fisher & Phillips, LLP in Atlanta, GA was the featured speaker.  Susan Burkhart, President of the Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council, and Carol Morrison, Manager of Business Development of the Division of Safety & Hygiene of the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation presented the awards to those firms who held the highest safety records during 2009 within the Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council.

 

Thirteen special awards were presented to companies that worked more than 500,000 man hours without a lost-time incident.  In total over 13 million hours were worked by these firms with Thermo Fisher Scientific logging nearly 3 million hours without incident.  The other special award winners are: Americas Styrenics LLC, Davis Pickering & Company Inc., Degussa Engineered Carbons, Eramet Marietta, Globe Metallurgical, Inc., Kemron Environmental Services, KRATON Polymers U.S. LLC, Pioneer Pipe, Solvay Advanced Polymers, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United Construction Co. Inc., WASCO and Washington State Community College.

Companies recognized for their safety achievements were: AEP Waterford Facility, Alliance Industries, American Municipal Power – Ohio, American Producers Supply, Americas Styrenics LLC, Belpre City School District, Broughton Foods LLC, Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley RDD, Burkhart Trucking, C B Thiel & Associates Inc., Carper Well Service, City of Athens, City of Marietta, Condevco, Davis Pickering & Company Inc., Degussa Engineered Carbons, Dietz, Futrell & Walters Insurance Inc., Dominion East Ohio, Edgell-Jackson Trucking, LLC, Galley Enterprises, Gary’s Towing & Auto Repair, Greenleaf Landscapes Inc., Grimes Sand & Gravel, Haessly Hardwood Lumber Company, Hannah’s House Homestyle Assisted Living, Harmar Rehabilitation & Extended Care, Harrison Construction, Havar Inc., Hi-Vac Corporation, Hometown Honda, Inland Hardwood Corp., International Converter, J A Schwendeman & Sons, Jani-Source, JD Byrider, KC Solutions LLC, Kemron Environmental Services, Ken Strahler Masonry Inc., Lang Masonry Contractors Inc., Marden Rehabilitation Associates, Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce, Marietta Country Club, Marietta Family YMCA, Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Marietta Occupational Health Partners, Marietta Office Supply, Marietta Silos, LLC, Mark A. Mondo Building & Excavating, Metaltech Steel, Mondo Polymer Techniques, Moran Construction Company, Noble Learning Center, Otten Electric Inc., Pawnee, Inc., Pioneer Masonry Supply Company, Promanco, R.O. Wetz Transportation Company, Schott’s Repair Service, Select Staffing, Skuttle Mfg. Co., Smitty’s Pizza Inc., Steel Dynamics, Stonebridge Operating Co. LLC, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Trademark Solutions, Triad Resources, Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Truck Sales & Service, Inc., United Construction Co., Inc.,Vanguard Paints & Finishes, Viking Fabricators, Vogue/Swift, Inc., Washington County Career Center, Washington County Woman’s Home, Washington State Community College, Westbank Harbor Services, Inc., Wetz Investment Co., LLC.

The Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council is one of 80 safety councils in the State of Ohio. It is co-sponsored by the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene.