LVC Companies once again earns the Minnesota Safety Council’s prestigious Governor’s Safety Award for its commitment to workplace safety and health.
Since 1934, the annual Governor’s Safety Awards program has honored Minnesota employers with exceptional safety performance. Applicants are judged on several years of injury data as it compares with their industry’s national statistics, and on their progress in implementing a comprehensive safety program.
Of 191 total award winners for 2022, LVC was one of 68 employers recognized for Meritorious Achievement. Attaining this level of recognition required having incidence rates better than the industry average for at least three years, and earning high marks on a stringent 100-point safety program evaluation scale. This marks the 12th time since 2007 that LVC has received a Governor’s Safety Award.
“During a time that has challenged all of us in many ways, we are honored to recognize LVC Companies for their award,” said Paul Aasen, president of the Minnesota Safety Council. “Congratulations to LVC for helping make life safer inside their organization and beyond.”
“Creating a safe environment for our employees, customers, and other workers on our jobsites is a top priority for LVC,” said LVC President and CEO Bert Bongard. “Our Safety Committee—which is comprised of office and field staff members from all LVC divisions—works with management year-round to keep everyone safe on the job, increase safety awareness, and strengthen LVC’s deeply ingrained safety culture. We are always looking to improve and act on needed initiatives, and repetitive reminders are sent out weekly through Human Resources and the Safety Committee.”
Bongard noted that LVC’s industry-acclaimed safety training regimen—including OSHA and industry partner safety training programs, an automated online safety education platform, OSHA-approved AWAIR program, and weekly Toolbox Talks—has won numerous awards. “LVC has earned the Minnesota Governor’s Safety Award multiple times and has also been recognized with the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Safety Excellence Award and NECA Zero Injury Award,” he said.
The Minnesota Safety Council, founded in 1928, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Minnesota by preventing unintentional injuries on the road, at work, at home, and in the community.
LVC is a full-service technology provider. The company’s diverse offerings include fire protection, fire alarms and life safety, security, structured cabling and communications.
