The Ross County Safety Council is recognizing several area companies and organizations for their achievements in workplace safety.
Those companies will be recognized at the annual Ross County Safety Council Awards banquet this Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the PACCAR Medical Education Center.
100% Awards - Given to companies who achieve zero injuries or illnesses resulting in a day or more away from work in the previous calendar year:
Accurate Mechanical, Inc., Affordable Air Heating and Cooling, B & B Roofing Inc., Barber Spring/Ohio, Central Center Hardware, Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library, Chillicothe Fire and Security Inc., Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Inn & Suites, Corcoran Farms, D.E. Huddleston, Inc., Douglas Industries, Eastern Avenue Lumber, Fraternal Order of Eagles #600, Globe Furniture of Chillicothe, Hampton Inn & Suites, Herlihy Moving and Storage, Kunz Medical Associates, Lenox Heating & Cooling, Midwest Timber & Land, Printex, Ross Chillicothe CVB, Ross County PWRE, Sands Hill Coal, Seitz Trucking, Sons of American Legion Post 62, Southeast Ohio Pizza, Southern Ohio Council of Governments, Staff Source, Tanner Stone Holsinger Donges & Company, The Scioto Society, The Vineyards at Concord, USW Local 1-689, Valley View Alzheimer's Care Center, Waterloo Coal Company, Zane Trace Local School District
Group Award - Given to companies who have the lowest incident rate in each group:
Litter Distributing Co., Inc. (Classic Brands)
Achievement Award - Given to companies with a 25% reduction in incident rate from the previous year:
Advanced Services Heating & Cooling, First Capital Enterprises, Frontier Community Services, Reliable Staffing Services
Multiple Awards - Companies achievement awards in multiple categories - Group, 100%, or Achievement:
Adena Local School District, AKM Building Systems, Chillicothe City Schools, Continental Distributing Co., Sack-N-Save, Elemetal Refining, Hatzel & Buehler, Innovative Solutions Unlimited, JMCF Inc., Kendall Home Care Inc., Midwest Specialized Transportation Inc., Paint Valley Local Schools, Pickaway-Ross JVSD, Pike Water, Portsmouth Mission Alliance, Quality Inn-Chillicothe Motel Partnersh, Rocal Inc., The Kitchen Collection
Special Award - Given to companies with at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without an injury resulting in a day or more away from work:
Chillicothe City Schools 1,379,120 hours
Innovative Solutions Unlimited LLC 981,886 hours
Pike County (Commissioners) 608,761 hours
Ross County PWRE 794,710 hours
Sands Hill Coal Co. Inc. 528,861 hours
Union Scioto Schools 580,015 hours
YSK CORP 653,779 hours