The Georgetown Municipal Light Department has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2025. The utility earned a Diamond Award in the category for utilities with 9,600 worker-hours of annual worker exposure.
According to APPA, more than 240 utilities were considered for the annual Safety Awards in 2025, with each entrant classified according to the number of worker-hours and ranked based on the most incident-free records and overall state of their safety programs and culture during the year. The incidence rate, based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2025, is defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
“The Georgetown Municipal Light Department is proud of the safety culture within our department,” General Manager Mary Snow said. “This award is a testament to the hard work of our team to build this culture and ensure that we have a safe work environment.”
“In Public Power, safety excellence isn’t achieved by chance. It’s earned through unwavering discipline, strong leadership, and a culture where every team member looks out for one another,” Jon Beasley, Chair of APPA’s Safety Committee and Vice-President of Electric Cities of GA said. “These Safety Award recipients stand as proof that commitment and consistency save lives, strengthen communities, and set the benchmark for our entire industry,”
APPA has conducted the Safety Awards annually for more than 68 years. APPA is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. ♦
