The City of Gearhart received a well-deserved safety award at the League of Oregon Cities annual conference. Citycounty Insurance Services presented the award in recognition of the city having a good employee safety record for the past year. The annual CIS/LOC award, more than three decades old, rewards cities with the fewest number of work days lost due to on-the-job injuries. It showcases employee safety, focusing on training, a proven track record in avoiding injures, and management’s commitment to a safe work environment. This year 38 cities came away with awards.

For the annual safety awards, CIS breaks its award into three categories: gold, silver or bronze. Cities are grouped by the number of full-time employees.

Awards were given in each of six population groups based on the number of time loss injuries the city has, and their duration, compared to the number of hours worked in a year. Gold awards went to those cities with zero time-loss injuries. If no cities in a group had zero time-loss injuries, then the gold went to the city with the lowest injury ratio. This year, City of Gearhart was a gold award winner.