Wisconsin Dells, WI, May 20, 2009—Seventeen Wisconsin companies were awarded a Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award in recognition of workplace safety and health excellence, and three individuals were honored as part of the Wisconsin Safety Council’s 67th Annual Safety and Health Congress & Expo at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells on May 19.

The Wisconsin Corporate Safety Awards are co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Safety Council and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The 15th annual awards program honors businesses for exemplary safety records and excellence in health and safety management.

"All seventeen companies and three individuals place a high priority on safety and health,” said Bryan Roessler, director of the Wisconsin Safety Council. “The strength of the companies being honored this year is a testament to Wisconsin’s ability to be a leader in safety and health.”

In all, 17 businesses and three individuals received honors at the awards program. An independent panel of 48 judges, including leaders in business, health and safety, evaluated the 155 nominations based on injury incidence rates over the last three years, health and safety procedures, policies and accomplishments.

City Award Winner
Appleton AZCO INC.
Appleton Suburban Electrical Engineers/Contractors, Inc.
Appleton Warehouse Specialists, Inc.
Beloit Calpine Riverside Center
Fond du Lac MAG Giddings & Lewis
Green Bay Fiberweb Green Bay
Green Bay Northern Electric Inc.
Madison Alliant Energy
Middleton Monsanto Company
Middleton Springs Window Fashions
Milwaukee GE Healthcare Clinical Systems – Tower Avenue
Milwaukee Mortenson Construction
Pewaukee VJS Construction Services
Prescott Phillips Plastics Corporation Technology Center
Rothschild Siemens Water Technologies
Superior Superior Water Light and Power
Walworth USG Interiors, Inc.

Individuals
Safety Hall of Fame Inductee
Racine - Jerry G. Ryder, President, InSinkErator

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Butler- Bill Banaszak, Health and Safety Quality Manager, Brenntag Great Lakes

Platteville - Dick Klawiter, retired from UW-Platteville - Lifetime Achievement Award

The Wisconsin Safety Council is a charitable non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to making Wisconsin a safe and healthy place to live and work. The Wisconsin Safety Council is part of the educational division of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Wisconsin’s manufacturers association and state chamber of commerce. As Wisconsin’s chapter of the National Safety Council, the Wisconsin Safety Council promotes safety and health programs, resource services and educational materials for community outreach.

For more information on the Corporate Safety Awards, visit the Wisconsin Safety Council website, www.wisafetycouncil.org.