Ken Schriner
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Western Employee Honored with National Safety Council's Distinguished Award
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Ken Schriner |
LAKEWOOD, Colo.--A tireless dedication to teaching and promoting safety in the community, industry and the workplace led Ken Schriner, a safety and security specialist in Western Area Power Administration's Rocky Mountain Region, to be selected for the National Safety Council's highest honor for an individual. Schriner will receive the 2009 Distinguished Service to Safety Award on Oct. 26 during NSC's fall exposition in Orlando, Fla.
"This award is a big deal," said RM Safety Manager Bill Marsh, Schriner's supervisor for the past seven years. He noted that Schriner is always "looking at new methods to focus the craft workers on safety." NSC also recognized him for spreading the message of safety beyond the workplace to audiences across the country for the past 33 years. Known for his personable teaching style and expertise on a variety of safety topics, he has spoken at conferences and to organizations, and has taught hundreds of co-workers, Boy Scouts, emergency responders and home health caregivers the proper use of First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillators. He also serves on his community's emergency preparedness team.
In selecting him for the Distinguished Service Award, NSC President and CEO Janet Froetscher recognized Schriner's tireless dedication to updating operating procedures, promoting safety certification, encouraging professional development and sharing safety lessons learned with his colleagues. She said, "Mr. Schriner has keen insight into today's safety and health issues and has made tremendous contributions to the field. The council is honored to present him with this award." NSC is a non-profit organization that educates and influences people to prevent accidental injury and death at work, in homes and communities and on the roads.
This is the second such honor that NSC has bestowed upon Schriner. In 2006, he was recognized with the Utilities Division Billy D. Young Volunteer award "for his exceptional service, dedication and leadership to the Utilities Division," which includes gas, electric, water, waste water and telecommunications utilities.
Schriner often shares his insight about safe working practices and community lifesaving techniques with utility representatives in NSC's Utilities Division, which he now chairs. He also served NSC in many different capacities since joining the organization in 1995, from moderating and speaking to helping lead the professional development committee to chairing the Electric and Gas sections within the Utilities Division. He provides guidance to industry colleagues on addressing countless health and safety challenges related to high voltage electrical work.
Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of clean, renewable power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It is part of the Department of Energy.
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