Oconomowoc Utilities Presented 2012 APPA Safety Award - First Place
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Mayor Jim Daley and City Administrator Diane Gard
accept the APPA Safety Award from Mark Niggemeier, Casey Lemke and Greg Randa of Oconomowoc Utilities
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Casey Lemke shown above accepting the APPA Safety Award on behalf of Oconomowoc Utilities |
Oconomowoc Utilities has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2012. The utility earned First Place in the Group C category (based on worker hours). Bob Rumbaugh, chair of the APPA Safety Committee and energy services consultant, American Municipal Power, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio, presented the award on March 25, during the association’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, held in Kissimmee, Florida.
More than 280 utilities entered the annual contest, which is the highest number of entrants in the contest’s history. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker hours and judged for the most incident-free records during 2012. The incidence rate, used to judge contest entries, is based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2012, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2013 MEUW Lineman's Skills Competition will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 801 Worthington St, Oconomowoc (across the street from Oconomowoc Utilities). Watch teams of Electrical Linemen compete in real work simulations! The competition will be held in conjunction with a Water Operations Specialist competition on the same grounds. Spectators are welcome - more information and a schedule of events to follow.
Below slideshows from the 2012 Lineman's Skills Competition
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Cable Splicing Event
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2012 Lineman's Competition
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