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The NSC Labor Division Award Committee has developed a comprehensive program of awards to:
- Give recognition to labor organizations or individuals for meritorious service and performance in the prevention of incidents on and off the job, the prevention of occupational diseases
- Encourage and stimulate increasingly effective safety efforts on the part of labor organizations and individuals at international, regional and local union levels
- Aid in the development of ever higher safety and health standards in work places and communications
- Promote safety education cooperation and teamwork between labor and management and other groups working in the interest of reduction and prevention of accidents on and off the job
- Recognize volunteerism and dedication to the Division and to the Council
Awards for Labor Organizations
The NSC Labor Division Award Committee recognizes four levels of “Harry Read Memorial Awards” for labor organizations. They are:
- President’s Letter may be issued to any labor organization that has focused on and advanced safety within its membership, at work or at home.
- Award of Commendations highlights the work of a labor organization at the local or regional level to advance safety training and certifications among its members.
- Award of Merit highlights the work of a labor organization at a regional or international level to advance safety practices resulting in decreased injuries, fatalities, and workplace illnesses among its membership. The Division may also use the Award of Merit to recognize long-term commitment to the Division.
- Award of Honor is an opportunity to highlight the cooperative work of a labor organization and an employer to increase focus on promoting safe practices at work and at home, resulting in decreased injuries, fatalities, and workplace illnesses in the labor organization’s members and throughout the workforce of the employer. The Division may also use the Award of Honor to recognize long-term commitment to the Division.
Awards for Individuals
The following awards are for individuals:
- President’s Letter: This level of recognition is most appropriate for those who have been involved in the Division for less than three years. Recipients must have attended and participated in meetings and been a participating member of a Division committee.
- Meritorious Service to Safety: One step up from the President’s Letter, this level of recognition is most appropriate for those who have been involved in the Division for less than five years. In addition to the President’s Letter criteria, recipients must have made a significant contribution to committee activity or activities, participated in other NSC activities or Divisions, and shown dedication to the Labor Division and its goals.
- Outstanding Service to Safety: Recipients of this level of recognition have been involved with the Division for more than five years, and involved in a variety of committees or activities, acted as a speaker or trainer for the Division, and/or promoted the Division and NSC activities to other audiences.
- Edward Egan Soldier of Safety: This is given in memory of the late Edward Eagan is a tribute to the ideas and guidance he practiced every day of his adult life in the promotion of safety and health for the American Worker. The individual nominated must be a member of a labor organization that is a dues paying member of the National Safety Council and be active in the Labor Division. Recipients of this recognition will have progressed in responsibility through the Division, held leadership roles, and been an active member of the Division for more than five years.
- The Guardian of Safety: A certificate of recognition of a safety activist member of the Labor Division who has passed away presented posthumously to the member’s family. The individual can have passed away by any means. Recipients will have shown a high level of commitment to the Division, with more than ten years of service, leadership roles, and/or a past Egan Award recipient. Winners of this award are traditionally those who have helped define the culture of the Division.
- Joe Grabinski Award: Recipients of this award are committed to the NSC Labor Division and its committees and activities. They will be a leader in the Division, either through committee representation or through Division growth, promotion and activism. They are dedicated to, and have wide and varied experience in, the protection of the safety and health of all workers.
Criteria
The criteria that will be used in evaluating nominations may include, but not be limited to:
1) Scope and effectiveness of the safety activities and program, as indicated or shown by the quality of the activity, how well organized, and how well implemented
2) Efforts being spent to improve safety qualifications of union personnel through safety education
3) Degree of cooperation with other organizations, legislative bodies, and individuals
4) Performance on grading rubric for each type of award
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