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Safest Companies Award Process

The following information has been provided for the 2026 Nebraska's Safest Company Award.  Safest Company Logo 2026_color.png

  1. Organizations must be a current member of the National Safety Council - Nebraska Chapter, or a National Safety Council Member with a Nebraska service package.
  2. Organizations must have a written injury/illness program or equivalent. If you have not received an award previously, please include a copy of your program with your awards submission. Those who have received awards previously need not resubmit unless they have made program changes.
  3. New applicants must submit a copy of OSHA 300A log summaries or equivalent for 2023, 2024, and 2025. Re-applications submit 2025 summaries, however, be sure all numbers are provided on form.
  4. Employee hours include only those on your company payroll.
  5. Do not include any non-work time, even though paid, such as vacations, sick leave, holidays, etc.
  6. All questions must be answered completely, all numbers must be provided in the Injury and Illness Record.
  7. Participating companies who do not receive an award may have a helpful “walk-through” inspection by the National Safety Council, Nebraska consulting staff.
  8. All award entries and documentation will be held in confidence.
  9. Applications must be received by the the National Safety Council - Nebraska Chapter, 3111 Oak View Drive, Omaha, NE 68144 by February 28, 2026.

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If you have questions please contact Susan Booth @ sbooth@safenebraska.org.

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Applications will open January 5, 2026, are completed online, and are due 
on or before February 28, 2026.

 

Application Checklist:

First time applicants must include the following:

  • 2023, 2024, and 2025 OSHA 300A summary or supporting documents if not under OSHA
  • Safety policy declaration
  • Written injury/illness prevention plan
  • Please allow up to 1 hour to complete the application process. Applications CAN be saved and returned to at a later time for completion.
  • Company logo in vector/eps format.

Re-applicants must include the following:

  • 2025 OSHA 300A Summary (do not include log with employee names) or supporting documents if not under OSHA.
  • Company Logo - vector file/eps format if possible

Applications are completed online and are due on or before February 28, 2026.