TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Safety Awards Program is designed to stimulate interest in accident prevention and to promote safety. The program recognizes manufacturing and construction firms throughout the state that achieve and maintain a safe and healthful workplace.

The Governor's Award of Excellence
This award honors employers and their employees who together have achieved the required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost workday or restricted duty case at their establishments. Lost workday and restricted duty cases are listed in columns H and I of the OSHA form 300.

To qualify for the Governor's Award of Excellence an establishment must compile the following number of man-hours without a Lost Workday or Restricted Duty Incident:

Number of Employees
1 - 25 employees
26 - 50 employees
51 - 100 employees
101 - 150 employees
151 - 250 employees
250 - 400 employees
over 400 employees

Manhours
50,000
100,000
200,000
300,000
500,000
800,000
1 million

The Commissioner's Award
This award honors employers and their employees, who together have achieved the required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost workday case and have maintained total injury and illness incidence rates below the national average. Lost workday cases are listed in column H of the OSHA form 300.

To qualify for the Commissioner's Award an establishment must compile the number of man-hours listed in the preceding table without a Lost Workday Incident. In addition the site's average total injury and incident rate (for the most recent three years) must be 10% or more below the most current national average injury and illness incident rate for the industry-specific Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) as published by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Eligibility
The Safety Awards Program is available to any manufacturing (S.I.C. 20-39) or construction (S.I.C. 15 to 17) firm located within the state of Tennessee. The facility must have a written Safety and Health Program in place. During the award period and the preceding 36 months the facility shall be free from any:

Willful safety or health violation

Discrimination violation

Uncorrected or contested serious violation

Work-related fatality

Eligibility is determined on a site-by-site basis, and all information submitted shall be site-specific. Eligibility is limited to one award during any calendar year.

To Apply
To obtain an application or additional information on the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Safety Awards Programs contact the Safety Grant Manager in the Nashville Office at:
1-800-325-9901 or 615-741-5421

TOSHA
220 French Landing Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Ph: (615) 741-2793
Fax: (615) 253-1623
Toll Free: 1-800-249-8510