On May 2, 2023 American Public Power Association (APPA) honored 166 utilities their Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2022.  283 utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the incident-free records and overall state of their safety programs and culture during 2022. A utility’s incidence rate is based on its number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2022, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  Congratulations to the Iowa recipients:
 
Group A (less than 15,000 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
City of Sioux Center, IA
Second Place
Lenox Municipal Utilities, IA
Third Place
Orange City Municipal Utilities, IA
 
Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities, IA
 
Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
First Place
Waverly Utilities, IA
 
Group F (250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Third Place
Muscatine Power & Water, IA