GREENFIELD — The city’s insurance provider has recognized Greenfield for its commitment to safety and its enforcement of the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) safety protocols.
The Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), which awarded Greenfield with a fiscal year 2020 Risk Management Award, commended the city for its cross-departmental safety committee that “carefully” reviews all workers’ compensation incidents with a commitment to enforcing those protocols.
“I was so pleased to learn the city of Greenfield received the FY2020 Risk Management Award from MIIA,” Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said in a press release. “As a municipality, workplace safety across all our city departments is a very high priority. I thank our staff for ensuring the city’s commitment to safety in their workplace.”
According to the release, the city also participated in the MIIA’s Hartford Steam Boiler Sensor Program and OSHA certification programs. The Hartford Steam Boiler Sensor Program consists of integrated sensor monitoring technology designed to prevent and mitigate costs related to cold weather-related pipe breaks and water-related losses in municipal buildings.
Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the city initiated weekly COVID-19 updates to its residents through its website, and was recognized for those efforts as well.
“We presented the city of Greenfield with a MIIA Risk Management Award for their overall commitment to safety across all municipal departments,” MIIA Executive Vice President Stanley Corcoran said in the release. “We also wanted to acknowledge the city’s successful efforts to keep their citizens informed with weekly updates that were critical, especially at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
MIIA’s Risk Management team also acknowledged the Greenfield Police and Fire departments for being active participants in the MIIA Driver Simulator Training Program and the MIIA Driver Training Simulator Program, the release states.
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