The Texas Association of Counties Safety Award Program is intended to promote the health and safety of Texas counties. In addition to promotion of safety practices, the program’s other objective is to recognize counties or organizations that have instituted successful loss prevention programs.

Each year, counties across the state are recognized during the annual County Management Conference in Austin. All counties participating in the Risk Management Pool workers’ compensation coverage are encouraged to participate.

In 2010, the qualification criteria for selecting winners was changed. The newly adopted safety award criteria is intended to make the selection process more objective for our members, and increase participation.

Our goal is to provide an equal opportunity to all workers’ compensation coverage
members. Each member will be evaluated individually by their TAC loss control representative as part of the award consideration process.

One of the biggest changes in 2010 was the adoption of an application process by which our members will have to apply for consideration of the award. The intent of the application is to make our members part of the selection process.

In addition to the award application, the program will require additional elements such as the adoption of a safety resolution by commissioners court, adoption of an accident prevention plan and a seat belt-use policy, as well as a loss ratio of less than 75 percent for the year in consideration.

We recognize that your jobs are hazardous by nature, and your loss ratios can be severely increased as a result of an unfortunate accident experienced by county personnel at no fault to the employee. Therefore, in an effort to address this matter, a special provision has been adopted into the criteria to mitigate these types of situations.

Ruck County District Clerk Jean Hodges receives a Safety Award from TAC Safety Specialist Jack Coffey

We consider 2010 to be a transition year into the new award guidelines. Award recipients in 2010 will be selected based on those counties that closely meet the new guidelines.

Effective 2011, all recipients we will be selected on the modified criteria. Please contact your loss control representative if you have any questions. We expect many counties to apply for these awards and, as in previous years, we will limit the awards to the top 20 percent of the members. Therefore, we encourage all members to give specific details to your assigned loss control representative regarding your safety program for consideration of the award.

In addition to the safety award, the loss control representative will award a “Gold Star Award” to the top two applicants from each territory.

SAFETY AWARD DOCUMENTS
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Safety Award Criteria
Safety Award Application
Safety Resolution
APP Implementation Guide
Accident Prevention Plan
Seat Belt Policy
2011 Award Timeline

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