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Get the Recognition You Deserve

The NDSC's awards program is designed to promote incident prevention by honoring companies with outstanding safety programs, employees with superior safety records and North Dakota citizens who have gone above and beyond to improve the safety & health environments in their communities. Each year, companies and individuals are nominated and award winners are recognized at the prestigious Annual Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the Annual Safety & Health Conference.

Applications for the 2012 Awards will be made available in December 2012. Award categories include: Occupational Safety Merit Award, Mine Safety Merit Award, Safety Achievement Award, Outstanding Safety Instructor, Safe Driver Award - Division 1 & 2, Star Driver Award - Division 1 & 2, Commendation for Safety Award, Lifesaver Award, Friend of Safety & Health and the Duane Kuehn Outstanding Safety Professional.

     

Honoring Master of Safety Certificate Holders

If you meet the requirements of the Master of Safety Certificate program offered by the North Dakota Safety Council, we’d like to honor you at our Annual ND Safety & Health Awards Banquet.

 

Click here to view the requirements. If you’re interested in getting started, fill out the registration form and start learning and earning your 100 credits. Questions about the program? Contact Tyler Svihovec at 701-751-6108.

     

2011 Safety & Health Awards

The following companies and individuals were honored at the NDSC's Safety & Health Awards Banquet on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.


 

Occupational Safety Merit Award: Given to companies showing an incidence rate which is equal to or less than the national average in their North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code.

Cardinal IG
Consolidated Telcom
Corval Group
Dan’s SuperMarket, Inc. – Corporate Office
Dan’s SuperMarket, Inc. Dan’s #6
Enbridge Pipelines North Dakota LLC
Flint Hills Resources
Infinity Windows – West Fargo
Integrity Windows and Doors – Fargo
Integrity Windows and Doors – West Fargo
John Deere Seeding Group
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc
Marvin Windows and Doors
Monsanto
Montana Dakota Utilities & Great Plains Natural Gas
Northern Improvement Co. - Highway Concrete
Northern Improvement Co. - Bismarck Operations
Northern Improvement Co. - Power Plant Operations
Northern Improvement Co. – Oil Field Operations
Northern Improvement Co.
Northrop Grumman – ND Site
Otter Tail Power - Coyote Station
Solarbee, Inc. S-O-S, Inc. OnLine Leak Sealing Tecton Products LLC Trihydro Corporation
Westcon Inc

 

Mine Safety Merit Award: Given to companies showing an incidence rate which is equal to or less than the national average in their Mine Type National NFDL Incident Rate.

The Coteau Properties Co.
Dakota Westmoreland
Falkirk Mining Co.
Northern Improvement Co.

Safety Achievement Award: Given to companies who have shown a 50% decrease in their OSHA incidence rate from the previous year.

Dan’s SuperMarket, Inc.
Enbridge Pipelines North Dakota LLC
ICS, Inc.
Otter Tail Power - Coyote Station
Solarbee, Inc.
Trihydro Corporation

 

Outstanding Safety Instructor: Given to instructors or organizations who have taught at least 10 courses or 150 students for the North Dakota Safety Council.

Mike Argall, Cass Cty. Sheriff’s Dept.
Roy Bailey, Burleigh Cty. Sheriff’s Dept.
Jason Balvik, West Fargo Police
Alan Billehus, NDHP
Randall Davenport, MBI Energy Services
Tom Knudson, ND DOT State Fleet Services
Kelly Leben, Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department
Gary Orluck, ND Highway Patrol
Christa Sommer, ND Highway Patrol
Robin Stephens, ND DOT State Fleet Services
Bill Vasicek, Altru Health System
ND Highway Patrol Troopers

 
 
Safe Driver Division I, Local Delivery or Service: Recognizes local delivery or service drivers and requires a minimum of 3 years driving professionally and a minimum of 75,000 miles incident free.
 
Consolidated Telcom:
Les Alpert, Troy Anderson, Bert Andes, Owen Bakken, Levi Bang, Mark Beaudoin, Todd Berger, Barry Braun, Lynn Bullinger, Jess Getz, Travis Haaland, Jeff Haugen, Wes Heinle, Andy Hetland, Neil Jacobson, Craig Johnson, Kenny Kostelecky, Ross Kuntz, Tim Loegering, Jeremy Locken, Dave Lockert, Corey Melchior, Eric Moormann, Ryan Rafferty, Mark Thompson, Dan Walby, Travis Wolf
 
 
 
Safe Driver Division II, Over-the-Road Driver: Recognizes over-the-road drivers and requires a minimum of 3 years driving professionally and a minimum of 375,000 miles incident free.
 
Integrity Windows and Doors:
Jeffery Gilmore, Allan Woullett, Michael Rand, Donald Huckins, Robert Lively, Ron Jarisch, Walter Kingsly, Lee Wilson, Ted Meyer, Terrance Koisti, Christopher O’Brien, Michael Lemke, Jason Christianson, Andreas Hofer, Dennis Hagen
 
Marvin Windows and Doors:
Victor Graves, Dennis Pokrzywinski, Dan Geisinger, Doug Drees
 
 
 
Star Driver Division I, Local Delivery or Service: Recognizes local delivery or service drivers and requires a minimum of 10 years experience driving professionally and 200,000 miles incident free.
 
Consolidated Telcom:
Neil Jacobson
 
 
 
Star Driver Division II, Over-the-Road Driver: Recognizes over-the-road drivers and requires a minimum of 10 years experience driving professionally and 1,000,000 miles incident free.
 
Integrity Windows & Doors:
Daryl Johnson, Lyle Heinle, Aloysius Neft
 
 
 
Commendation for Safety Award: Given to companies who have reached significant safety levels in 2011.
 
Corval Group
Flint Hills Resources
Infinity Windows
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc.
Northrop Grumman
Tecton Products LLC
Tesoro Mandan Refinery
 
 
 
Lifesaver Award: Awarded to individuals who have acted above and beyond the call of duty to assist and/or rescue another individual.
 
Nathan Busche - Hazen
Zayne Muhs - LaMore & Michael Weatherly- Jamestown
 
 
 
Friend of Safety & Health: Given to individuals or NDSC member organizations making new, innovative, or significant contributions that led to a safer community.
 
Bismarck Parks and Recreation District
Monsanto
Trihydro Corporation
 
 
 
Master of Safety: Presented to those individuals who have completed 100 hours of training from the NDSC Master of Safety curriculum.
 
Garrison Diversion:
Judy Allmaras, Kerry Beckman, Dale Esser, Darren Murray, Martin Keopplin
 
 
 
Duane Kuehn Outstanding Safety Professional: One award is presented annually for an individual who has been instrumental in the development and implementation of safety programs that increase the safety of an organization or community.

Rod Mulske - Tesoro Petroleum, Mandan Refinery