14 Kentucky Organizations Earn KEMI Safety Award

Lexington, KY, October 22, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance (KEMI) is honoring fourteen Kentucky organizations as KEMI Destiny Award winners for their commitment and success in maintaining a safe workplace.

The Destiny Awards are presented annually by KEMI to policyholders that best exemplify KEMI's motto, "Control your own destiny." The awards symbolize what can be accomplished when organizations work together to improve workplace safety. Policyholders who earn the KEMI Destiny Award effectively demonstrate to KEMI their ability to manage a formal safety program, provide on-site training and regular safety meetings for employees, and display an ongoing commitment to safety from all levels throughout their organizations.

The following policyholders were selected after meeting a stringent set of criteria set forth by KEMI:

Ale 8 One Bottling Company
Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Brandenburg Telephone Company
Brighton Center
Campbellsville University
City of Madisonville
Edmonson County Board of Education
Executive Transportation
Frankfort Plant Board
Glenwood Electric
Hibbs Electromechanical
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Northern Kentucky Water District
Utility Management Group

“The 2017 Destiny Award winners embrace a commitment to safety that demonstrates how much they care for the health and well-being of their employees,” said Jon Stewart, President & CEO of KEMI. “Safe workplaces don't happen by accident. The organizations who earned this honor understand the value of investing in safety and partnering with KEMI to control their workers' compensation costs, but at the end of the day what matters most is sending each employee home safely to their loved ones."