WASHINGTON – The American Gas Association today presented a slate of awards recognizing outstanding achievements in advancing safety on behalf of the industry at the recent AGA Operations Conference, the natural gas industry’s largest annual gathering of utilities, distribution and transmission operators. 

“Safety is our top priority as an industry,” said AGA Senior Director Safety, Operations, Engineering and Security Manson Seto. “That doesn’t just apply to the energy our member companies provide to their customers – it also means getting natural gas utility workers safely home to their families at the end of their shifts. Today’s awards exist to highlight those member companies that have gone above and beyond in advancing employee safety, preventing serious injuries and fatalities and taking proactive action to create a culture of safety.”

Awards were given to companies of all sizes and company types, and are based on the Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART) rate, which measures job-impacting injuries in the natural gas utility workforce in combination with the implementation of bleeding-edge industry best safety practices. The full list of 2024 AGA Safety Achievement Awards is below.

Employee Safety Achievement Awards Recipients

Local Distribution

Small

The Energy Cooperative

Medium-Small

Michigan Gas Utilities Company

Medium-Large

Dominion Energy South Carolina

Large

Hope Gas 

Citizens Energy Group

Very Large

COMGAS

Enbridge Gas Ohio

Mega

ONE Gas, Inc.

Combination Utilities

Small

MidAmerican Energy Company

Medium

Wisconsin Public Services

Large

Liberty Utilities Company

Transmission

Southern Star Central Gas

Vehicular Safety Achievement Awards

Local Distribution

Si Energy

Combination Utilities

Rhode Island Energy

Transmission

Southern Star Central Gas

Small Member*

Greenwood Commission of Public Works

*All companies with a fleet mileage less than 1,000,000 miles were considered a small member

Leading Indicator Awards

Local Distribution

Small

Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.

Medium-Small

Ameren Missouri

Medium-Large

Elizabethtown Gas

Large

South Jersey Gas

Very Large

COMGAS

Mega

Duke Energy Natural Gas Business Unit

Combination Utilities

Small

Delmarva Power & Light Company

Medium

Orange and Rockland Utilities, INC

Large

Liberty Utilities Company

Pacific Gas & Electric

Transmission

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Gas Transmission & Storage – Carolina Gas Transmission

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Gas Transmission & Storage – Eastern Gas Transmission