200 Loss Prevention Grants Awarded
By Charles Hueter
Sometimes safety just does not get the billing it deserves. There are many priorities competing for our members’ attention these days and not every need or desire can be met. The Loss Prevention Grant Program is designed to help you in those situations where a safety initiative is important enough to implement but the funding is not available.
Since 1998, the Fund has given over $4.5 million back to our membership through this program. More than 500 members over the years have utilized Loss Prevention Grants to reduce a variety of risks including fires, break-ins, back injuries, and falls. Because slips, trips, and falls represent the single greatest challenge to our Workers’ Compensation members, we focused on those applications this year.
Some of our members consistently participate in this program and have received grants for several years in a row. In 2008, we began to recognize their achievements with a special award and have since continued this tradition. This year we are proud to announce 37 members have been awarded grant funds for at least five consecutive years.
(Pictured Above: Kerrville ISD is awarded a Loss Prevention Grant for the seventh consecutive year.)
Of special notice are five members who met or exceeded ten years of continued success in our grant program:
- Coppell ISD – 13 years
- Copperas Cove ISD – 10 years
- Flour Bluff ISD – 10 years
- Jacksboro ISD – 12 years
- Willis ISD – 10 years
Congratulations and great job!
This grant cycle was the smoothest yet. Members began submitting their ideas the day the application went live in January and kept it up until the closing date in March. The evaluation period lasted through April and recipients were notified in early May to set up grant delivery meetings.
If you have questions about the Loss Prevention Grant Program, please contact Edwin Thompson, Director of Loss Prevention Services, at 800.482.7276, ext. 6227. If you have questions regarding technical aspects of the grant, please contact Charles Hueter at 800.482.7276, ext. 6305.
