Commissioner's Award of Excellence
The Commissioner’s Award of Excellence in Hoosier Occupational Safety and Health was created in 2013 to recognize and honor employers, employees, organizations, industry professionals and many others who truly make significant strides in advancing the safety, health and prosperity of Hoosiers in the workplace.
From front-line employees to managers and owners, to human resource professionals, to trainers and consultants and many more, we work to ensure all Hoosiers stay safe and healthy while on the job. Workplace safety and health is not only beneficial for the workers who go home to their families safe and sound each day, but it is smart business too. When workplaces are safe and healthy, workers are more productive, have higher morale and are absent from work less often. Moreover, employers have reduced employee turnover as well as reduced worker's compensation costs and lower insurance premiums.
2013 Commissioner's Award of Excellence Recipients
Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Labor Sean M. Keefer presented the first Commissioner's Award of Excellence on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, to Ms. Traci Hardin. Ms. Hardin serves as the Vice President of Safety & Compliance for Fishers-based Meyer Najem Construction, LLC. As the Vice President of Safety & Compliance for Meyer Najem, Ms. Hardin's responsibilities include the management of the company safety program for all projects, human resources, diversity, leadership, training and mentoring. Ms. Hardin is actively involved with the construction industry through the Metro Indianapolis Coalition of Construction Safety (MICCS)–Co-chair MICCS Educational Outreach Committee, Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana (ABC)–Safety Committee Member, and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Indianapolis (Past Chapter President), the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ms. Hardin also oversees Meyer Najem's participation in the MICCS Certified Partner/Indiana Department of Labor Partnership and the ABC STEP/Indiana Department of Labor Partnership (ABC STEP Diamond Level Partner).
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- File a complaint with IOSHA.
- Report an accident or fatality to IOSHA.
- Obtain a safety poster.
- Issue an Online Work Permit.
- Schedule a Common Construction Wage Hearing.
- Request training by the Child Labor Bureau at my place of business.
- Order a minimum wage poster.
- Order a child labor poster.
- Some statistics on fatalities, injuries or illnesses here in Indiana or nationwide.
- Learn a company's citation history.
- Learn more about the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
- Find out about signing up for a mine certification examination.
- Schedule an INSafe consultation.
- Contact INSafe Customer Service
- Speak to an occupational safety or health expert.
- Review current work related injury/illness statistics.
- Get updated OSHA Recordkeeping Forms.
- Calculate injury/illness rates and compare with other industries.
