Safety Milestones in Pennsylvania

August 18, 2021

Employees in the following Pennsylvania work groups recently achieved safety milestones:

Met-Ed

  • Stroudsburg – Twenty-eight employees celebrated six years without an OSHA-recordable incident.
  • Dillsburg – The service center’s 21 employees achieved four years without an OSHA recordable.
  • Gettysburg – Ten employees were recognized for four years of OSHA-free work.
  • Easton – The service center received the Directors’ Safe Driving award for eclipsing 500,000 miles without a controllable motor vehicle accident (CMVA). There are 69 employees based at the facility.

Bargaining-unit employees at Met-Ed are represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 777.

West Penn Power

The following service center received the President’s Safety Excellence Award:

  • Washington – Approximately 70 employees were recognized for ​working one year without an OSHA recordable and more than one year without a CMVA.

Bargaining-unit members at West Penn Power are represented by Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 102.

Penelec

  • Somerset – The district’s 15 employees celebrated 19 years without an OSHA-recordable incident on July 5.
  • Johnstown – Sixty-eight employees were recognized for four years of OSHA-free work on July 12.
  • Clearfield – Forty-one employees reached eight years without an OSHA recordable on July 23.
  • DuBois – The district’s 22 employees achieved four years of OSHA-free work on July 27.

Bargaining-unit employees at Somerset, Johnstown, Clearfield and DuBois are represented by IBEW Local 459.

Penn Power

  • New Castle – Facilities has worked 20 years without an OSHA recordable and 41 years without a CMVA. There are two employees in the group. UWUA Local 140 represents union members.