The Spirit Award is the Nebraska Safety Council’s award for company’s making strides toward growing safety. The Spirit Award is presented to member companies who demonstrate that they are taking the steps to become the future leaders in safety. Companies who are recipients of the Spirit Award have demonstrated that they can maintain a rate of 50% below their NAICS code for DART (Days Away, Restricted Time) and TRIR (Total Recordable Incident Rate) and established dedicated training programs and Safety Committee’s!

The Spirit award demonstrates that the company has taken the beginning steps to not only ensure that their employees are receiving adequate training but has demonstrated that they have a safety committee that is taking steps to ensure that the employees are safe, and the committee has been empowered to make change.

To be considered for the Spirit Award, companies must provide documentation and successfully demonstrate that they can maintain a DART and TRIR below the national average for the past two years of OSHA 300A logs. Employees are receiving training to remain safe at work and at home and have established a Safety Committee that meets at least every other month and is taking steps to make positive changes in the workplace.