2016 Safety and Loss Control Recognition Awards

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

Congratulations to Linda Haaland, Marshall County Health Nurse Secretary and Welfare Director, and Randy Minnaert, City of Madison Fire Chief, as they both received the 2016 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 Linda and Randy were nominated by their peers for this award reflecting their significant contributions as safety leaders.

SDPAA and SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Members who earned 2016 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 Britton Hyde County Brookings Lead Brookings CountyLead-Deadwood Sanitary District #1 Clark County Madison Clay County McCook County Codington County Miner Conservation District Custer County Mitchell Dakota Dunes CID Pennington County Deadwood Pierre Dell Rapids Spearfish Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc. DeSmet Vermillion Edmunds County Volga Fort Pierre

Gold

Aberdeen Hutchinson County Highway Beadle County Highway Hyde County Highway Britton Lake County Brookings Lawrence County Brookings County Lead Brown County Lead-Deadwood Sanitary District #1 Clark County Highway Madison Clay County Marshall County Codington County HighwayMcCook County Highway Codington Co. Maintenance Miner Conservation District Custer Minnehaha County Custer County Mitchell Dakota Dunes CID Pennington Co. Building & Grounds Davison County Pennington County Highway Deadwood Pierre Dell Rapids Sioux Falls DeSmet Spearfish Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc. Edmunds County Valley Springs Fort Pierre Vermillion Garretson Volga Hot Springs Watertown Huron Watertown Municipal Utilities

Silver

Aurora County Highway Lincoln County Fall River County Yankton

Bronze

Baltic Philip Box Elder Roberts County Conservation District Brule County Sanborn County Highway Elk Point Spearfish Grant-Roberts Ambulance Sturgis Gregory County Wall Jerauld County Highway Walworth County Moody County Highway Webster

These awards are jointly sponsored by the South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance and the SDML Workers’ Compensation 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@safety-benefits.com or 800-408-9040 or Janet Sporrer at jsporrer@safety-benefits.com or 888-313-0839.