EH&S wins Excellence in Safety Award
The Environmental Health and Safety department has received the Excellence in Safety Award from the Safety Council of Western New England. The award was presented recently at the organization’s 96th annual awards banquet held at Chez Josef in Agawam.The Excellence in Safety Award represents the highest level of recognition for safety performance. While all member sites, teams and individuals are eligible for consideration, the award is intended to recognize those who have demonstrated true and sustainable safety excellence. At this year’s banquet, UMass Amherst was the only organization to receive this award.
Based in Springfield, the Safety Council of Western New England is the regional chapter of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization chartered in 1913 by the U.S. Congress to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at workplaces, in homes, within communities and on the nation’s roads.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
