Excellence in Safety Awards

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1 Excellence in Safety Awards 2017 Application Due - September 18, 2017

2 July 21, 2017 To Members: We invite your company to apply for a 2017 Excellence in Safety award. These awards recognize outstanding achievements at mines and plants, and by individuals. They are unique in that they ask companies to describe the activities that personnel and plants are undertaking to achieve excellence. There are several award categories for the activities of members. The Mine and Plant Awards address each of the relevant product lines for members: Industrial Mineral; Cement; Aggregate (large); Aggregate (small); and Ready Mixed Concrete. There are also two individual award categories. These are the Outstanding Safety Leadership Award, which is for plant personnel and plant managers, and the Safety Professional Award, which is for safety managers. The awards are premised on the knowledge that companies in the construction and industrial materials industry are doing many positive things to make their work places safe. The awards are intended to highlight company, plant, and individual progress and achievement in safety engineering, cultural, leadership, creativity, and communication. The awards will be presented this year on Nov. 7 at the opening of the 2017 Education Conference in Squaw Valley. We hope every company applies! Please let us know if you have questions. Sincerely, Safety & Health Committee chairs, Mike Herges Terry Tyson Robert Lucchesi Graniterock Lehigh Hanson Region West Teichert Materials

3 2017 Safety Awards Background & Criteria Overview The awards recognize exceptional contributions to safety, including leadership, innovation, commitment, and impact of the safety program. The application process emphasizes a narrative approach to seek out achievements, actions, and commitments not otherwise easily quantified. Award Categories Mine/Plant Awards (several categories) Industrial mineral Cement Small aggregate (19 or fewer employees) Large aggregate (20 or more employees) Mine contractor Ready mixed concrete Individual Awards Outstanding Safety Leadership Award (plant personnel and plant managers) Safety Professional Award (safety managers) Eligibility Membership in Companies may submit applications for multiple plants, mines, individuals, or innovations Application - Complete applications have the following: Cover Letter Applications are required to be accompanied by a cover letter from senior management. For the Individual Award, the cover letter should be from the mine/plant manager and a safety professional. The cover letter needs to signed. Information Sheet - Provides basic data on the nominee (the last page of this document). Essay - The essay, or written narrative, is the most important part of the application. This narrative explains to the judges why the applicant is deserving of an award. The award criteria guides what to address in the essay. Please provide as much detail as necessary to inform the judges why your nomination deserves to win. Use an essay format; PowerPoint is not an acceptable format. Additional Information Supporting photos or other documentation are required to explain engineering and communication accomplishments. However, supporting information including statistics, documents, pictures, diagrams, data, testimonials, etc.--is also welcome to describe other aspects of an application.

4 Award Descriptions & Criteria Mine/Plant Awards These awards recognize the overall safety accomplishments and progress of mines and plants -- the combined efforts of management and personnel. Photos or other appropriate documentation are required to explain engineering or communication achievements. Please provide specific information for each of the judging criteria below. 1. Leadership this includes commitment and dedication, including contributing to and supporting a safety culture, communicating safety or motivating personnel 2. Innovation and creativity this includes engineering solutions, specific accomplishments, progress, or performance. 3. Impact of the safety program s influence or participation beyond the plant and/or the company. 4. Summation of why the mine, plant, or contractor and its personnel are outstanding and deserving of the award. Outstanding Safety Leadership Award - This award recognizes individuals for safety leadership. Applications can be based on specific or on-going acts your company thinks deserving of the award. The individual award is available for plant managers, supervisors, or line personnel (but not personnel whose primary duty is safety). Nominations can be submitted either by the company or by employees as a team. Photos or other appropriate documentation are required to explain engineering or communication achievements. Please provide specific information for each of the judging criteria below. 1. Leadership this includes commitment and dedication, including contributing to and supporting a safety culture 2. Innovation and creativity this includes engineering solutions, specific accomplishments, progress, performance, or heroics 3. Impact of the individual s safety influence or participation beyond the candidate s plant and/or company. 4. Summation of why the individual is outstanding and deserving of the award. Safety Professional Award This award recognizes safety managers and other personnel whose primary duties are related to safety. Nominations can be submitted either by the company, an individual, or by a professional colleague. Applications should include a cover letter and essay. The essay should address the criteria below. Applications can include background and testimonial information as needed to support the application. 5. Leadership this includes commitment and dedication, including contributing to and supporting a safety culture 6. Innovation and creativity this includes engineering solutions, specific accomplishments, progress, performance, or heroics 7. Impact of the individual s safety influence or participation beyond the candidate s plant and/or company. 8. Summation of why the individual is outstanding and deserving of the award.

5 Judging A panel of judges selected by s Safety & Health Committee will determine the winners. The judging panel can include company, agency, and third party representatives. Judges will not review applications from their own company or for their personnel. Scoring summaries and judging sheets will be confidential. Instructions will be provided to the judges. The awards are broadly construed to recognize outstanding safety leadership, creativity, and commitment, but are not limited to defined criteria. The judging panel reserves the right to exercise discretion and/or request additional information. The judging panel reserves the right not to present an award in a category and, conversely, to give more than one award in a category. Application Submittal Date The due date is September 18, Please submit to crea@calcima.org or mail to 1029 J Street, #420,. Presentation of Awards Award presentations will be at the opening of the 2017 Education Conference, the morning of Tuesday, November 7, in Squaw Valley. Recipients will be notified in advance and encouraged to attend. Update: Aug. 16, 2017

6 2017 Safety Awards Information Sheet Award category: Mine/Plant Awards: Industrial Mineral Aggregate (small) Mine Contractor Cement Aggregate (large) Ready Mixed Concrete Individual Awards Outstanding Safety Leadership Award (plant personnel or managers) Safety Professional Award (safety managers) Nominee Information Nominee: Title (if individual) Company Mine, Plant, or Contractor ID # (as applicable) Address address Person Submitting Application Name: Title Address: Phone: Other contact person & Statistical Information (for mine and plant awards only) # of employees: Hours worked in 2016 (or recent 12 month period) Number of Lost-Time Accidents: Number of Worker Hours Worked: Lost-time Accident Frequency Rate = (lost-time accidents x 200,000 # of hours worked)

7 Tips & Hints The essay is important! Be sure there is an essay that responds to the criteria. Be thorough in your essays! The best applications provide narratives that are descriptive, address each criteria, provide detail, have good examples, and explain or illustrate the accomplishments well. Make sure the cover letter is signed. Supporting information can help describe safety accomplishments. This can include testimonials, pictures, documents, diagrams, and data and statistics. Consider re-applying for a plant or individual that did not win in the past. You may well have more information or detail that you did not have previously. Make sure the application is neat. Asphalt plants are not eligible. Don t submit PowerPoint presentations in lieu of an essay. Address the criteria in the essay!