County recognized for Safety Month practices
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By Christa Jennings
Senior Staff Writer
For the third consecutive year public officials and county employees in Coosa County earned statewide recognition for their efforts to improve safety and reduce accidents in the workplace.
Coosa County was recognized by County Risk Services Inc., a third-party administrator for the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) for their efforts and participation in National Safety Month.
National Safety Month is an annual observance held each June, led by the National Safety Council, to reduce leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and at home. This was the thirtieth anniversary of National Safety Month, which the NSC began in 1996.
This year’s weekly topics through the month of June included Moving Safety Forward; Staying Safe on the Roads; Promoting Holistic Worker Health; and Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls.
The ACCA stated that during National Safety Month county officials and employees conducted strategic risk management programs each week to enhance safety for county employees and the public alike. The programs focused on housekeeping, road projects and property inspections, as well as heavy equipment use and maintenance.
ACCA noted that this year Coosa County went “the extra mile,” garnering further recognition for additional efforts to increase safety with firearms and firearm equipment.
“In the hectic pace of life today, the contributions and commitment of officials and employees in county government are overlooked far too often,” said Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the ACCA. “When we do that, we miss a thousand things – large and small – that they do each and every day to provide vital public services. I am proud to salute Coosa County for its continued investment in safety.”
Coosa County Commission Chair Lamar Daugherty is proud of the county’s recognition at the state level for the third year in a row.
“On behalf of the County Commission, we are honored that Coosa County has achieved this milestone,” Daugherty said. “I would like to say a special thanks to our EMA Director and Safety Coordinator Sheldon Hutcherson, who heads up our safety programs and inspections, and all of the department heads and their employees for the hard work and dedication to safety that allowed us to achieve this milestone. It has been a great pleasure working alongside my fellow commissioners and the department heads to make Coosa County a better place to work.”
The month-long initiative is an annual program of County Risk Services, a Montgomery-based organization that works hand-in-hand with Alabama’s county governments in partnership with ACCA.
In recognition of this Safety Month achievement, Coosa County will receive a complimentary breakfast funded by CRS.
“I would also like to thank the ACCA for offering these programs and trainings that keep our employees safe and make everything better for the citizens of Alabama,” Daugherty said.
According to the ACCA, Coosa County is an active participant in ACCA’s self-funded insurance programs, designed to allow county commissions to pool their resources and expertise to provide savings to the taxpayers. Sixty-one county commissions and many other county government entities are members of one or more of these custom-tailored insurance programs: workers’ compensation, liability, property, and cyber.
