CRESTVIEW — An industry association will recognize the city’s wastewater treatment plant manager for providing safe treated water and a safe work environment.
The Florida Water Environment Association notified Jayne Swift, city contractor CH2M Hill’s project manager, this week that her plant won the first-place FWEA Safety Award for facilities in Crestview’s class size.
“This award recognizes the outstanding effort of the management and operational staff, which resulted in zero lost-time accidents during calendar year 2015,” FWEA Safety Committee chairman Judd Mooso told Swift in a letter.
“This is a huge accomplishment!” Crestview Public Works Director Wayne Steele, who oversees the plant for the city, said.
Swift said her company’s emphasis on safe workplace practices and her colleagues’ close working relationship can share the credit for her recognition.
“CH2M places safety as our top business priority,” Swift said. “Safety is about looking out for each other and to stop a job if someone is not wearing their proper safety gear, or an unsafe situation exists. It’s a team effort.”
Swift will receive the FWEA’s recognition at its April 26 awards luncheon in Orlando.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview wastewater plant leader earns state safety recognition