2015 Safety and Loss Control Recognition Awards

By Ron Burmood, Director of Member Services, South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance (SDPAA)

Congratulations to Layne Stewart, Clay County Emergency Management Director and Safety Coordinator, and Pete Jahn, City of Vermillion Street Superintendent and Safety Coordinator, as they both received the 2015 Jim Fjerestad Memorial Safety Leadership Awards. Jim Fjerestad passed away in 2012 and was well known for his outstanding leadership in promoting safety and loss control while he was an employee for the City of Brandon. Both Layne and Pete were nominated by their peers for this award reflecting their significant contributions as safety leaders.

SDPAA Members who earned 2015 Safety and Loss Control Recognition Awards are shown below. The purpose of the awards is to promote loss control and safety awareness and to honor the Pool Members who work hard in these areas. We thank those Members who participate in this program and encourage all Members to join them in their efforts to eliminate or minimize the consequences of losses.

Platinum

(Gold Level Members who have a combined 3 year loss ratio of less than 60%) Aberdeen Huron Beadle County Hutchinson County Brandon Lawrence County Britton Lead Brookings Lead-Deadwood Sanitary District #1 Brookings County Madison Clark County Marshall County Clay County Meade County Codington County Miner Conservation District Custer County Mitchell Deadwood Pierre Dell Rapids Sioux Falls Edmunds County Valley Springs Fort Pierre Volga

Gold

Aberdeen Hutchinson County Highway Dept. Beadle County HWY Dept. Lake County Brandon Lawrence County Britton Lead Brookings Lead-Deadwood Sanitary District #1

Brookings County Madison Brown County Marshall County Clark County HWY Dept.McCook County HWY Dept. Clay County Meade County HWY Dept. Codington County HWY Dept.Miner Conservation Dist Codington County Maint. Dept. Minnehaha County Custer Mitchell Custer County Pennington Co. Building/Grounds Dept. Dakota Dunes Community Pennington Co HWY Dept.

Improvement District Pierre Davison County Sioux Falls Deadwood Spearfish Dell Rapids Valley Springs Edmunds County Vermillion Fort Pierre Volga Garretson Watertown Hot Springs Watertown Municipal Utilities Huron

Silver

Fall River County Hyde County Highway Dept.

Bronze

Aurora County Highway Dept. Sturgis Gregory County Wall Hand County Highway Dept. Webster Jerauld County Highway Dept. Yankton Moody County Highway Dept.

These awards are jointly sponsored by the South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance and the SDML Workers’ Comp Fund. For information on how you can participate in the program or for future nominations for the Jim Fjerestad awards, please contact Doug Kirkus at dkirkus@safetybenefits.com or 800-408-9040 or Janet Sporrer at jsporrer@safety-benefits.com or 888-313-0839.