Each year, SMACNA National conducts a Safety Excellence Awards Program to recognize SMACNA members with the lowest injury/illness rates during the prior calendar year. Awards are presented to participating contractors with the lowest injury/illness incident rate (as computed using the OSHA incident rate formula). There are various award categories based upon a contractor’s hours worked. These include Top Safety Performer Awards, which grant an elite safety performer certificate for all members achieving an incident rate 50% better than the U.S. Department of Labor BLS incident rate for sheet metal contractors in the United States and the adjacent rate for Canadian members.
The Zero Injury and Illness Incidence Award is awarded to all members who demonstrate an outstanding safety record with zero reported incidences in the calendar year. Winners receive a certificate of safety excellence.
Information submitted for the program provides a rich database for evaluating industry safety performance. Findings are summarized in a SMACNA Safety Profile report, which contractors participating in the awards program can use to compare their own safety performance with other similarly sized contractors and those performing similar types of work. Reach out to the SMACNA Oregon & SW Washington office for a copy of the 2026 SMACNA Safety Profile report. ■
