• To give recognition to individual employer locations and/or departments with outstanding performance in the prevention of workplace injuries and illnesses.

• To stimulate and maintain occupational safety and health awareness among employees and management.

• Participating employers may enroll employees in the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee safety & health training seminars.

Since its inception in 1927, this program has played an important role in promoting a safer and healthier workplace. It is open to all places of employment, public and private, regardless of size, and is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee, and the New Jersey State Safety Council.

The Governor’s Annual Occupational Safety & Health Awards Program is open to both private and public employers.

Awards and Eligibility Calendar Year 2009

The following awards are based on the calendar year January 1 to December 31, 2009, and are open to all private and public sector workplaces.

Departmental Group Award is awarded to a department within a facility or company for achieving a losttime incidence rate of 3.0 or less.

Recognition Award is awarded to a facility or company for achieving a lost-time incidence rate of 3.0 or less for the calendar year.

Citation of Merit is awarded to a company, facility, or department for working throughout the calendar year without lost time from a work-related injury or illness.

Major Awards

Division of Public Safety & Occupational Safety & Health Award is awarded to a company, facility, or department that has participated in the program for two consecutive calendar years without lost time from a work-related injury or illness. The recipients must have previously received the Citation of Merit Award.

Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Award is awarded to a company, facility, or department that has participated in the program for three consecutive calendar years without lost time from a work-related injury or illness. The recipients must have previously received the Division of Public Safety & Occupational Safety & Health Award.

Commissioner’s Continued Excellence Award Since Program Year 2004, the highest award that a department can receive is the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Award. Departments that have participated in the program for four or more consecutive calendar years without lost time from a work-related injury or illness will receive the new Commissioner’s Continued Excellence Award as the highest award.

Governor’s Award is awarded to a company or facility that has participated in the program for four consecutive calendar years without lost time from a work-related injury or illness. The recipients must have previously received the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Award.

Governor’s Continued Excellence Award is awarded to a company or facility that has participated in the program for five or more consecutive calendar years without lost time from a work-related injury or illness. The recipients must have previously received the Governor’s Award.

You will not be eligible to participate in this year’s program if a fatality occurred at your worksite during the 2009 calendar year.

Download and print Entry Form

For more information, contact:
Joyce Crea at (609) 984-4738  Fax: (609) 292-3982
jcrea@dol.state.nj.us