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Winners from 2023 Announced at March 2024 Breakfast Gala
ORLANDO - Multiple companies from various locations in Central Florida and on the East and West Coasts of the state will be honored by The Florida Safety Council at the organization’s 71st Annual Awards ceremony on March 15 at Shades of Green Resorts on Disney property. The Safety Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, is in its seventh decade of providing safety programs, training and awareness as well as recognizing member companies who exemplify worker and operational safety. An eight-member panel composed of safety professionals and Safety Council senior staff convened on Feb. 9 to review applications and select the winners for the 2023 service year. Honorees are as follows: OUTSTANDING LOST TIME PREVENTION (3+ years with no time lost due to injury): Gold Award: RUSH Construction (Titusville). Silver Award: Dassault Falcon Jet (Stuart) LOST TIME PREVENTION (1+ year with no time lost due to injury): Commercial Millworks (Orlando), Ivey’s Construction (Merritt Island), Mitsubishi Power (Orlando), Neology/Toll Operation Mgmt Solutions (Orlando), Shades of Green Resort (Lake Buena Vista) and Woodard & Curran (Winter Garden). VEHICLE FLEET SAFETY: Gold Award: Ivey’s Construction; Silver Award: RUSH Construction; Bronze Award: Sauer Mechanical (Merritt Island). Vehicle Fleet Safety Honorable Mentions: Woodard & Curran; Commercial Millworks; and Neology/Toll Operation Mgmt Solutions. CORPORATE SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: LEVEL I (1-500 employees) Gold Award: Mitsubishi; Silver Award: RUSH Construction; Bronze Award: Ivey’s Construction. Level I Honorable Mentions: DEMACO (Melbourne), Sauer Mechanical, Shades of Green Resort, Woodard & Curran. CORPORATE SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: LEVEL II (501-2,000 employees) Gold Award: Nautique (Orlando); Silver Award: Walt Disney World Distribution Services; Bronze Award: Magic Kingdom Park Main Street Food and Beverage Complex Level II Honorable Mentions: Delaware North (Cape Canaveral), Walt Disney World All Star Resorts, Walt Disney World EPCOT Merchandise, Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Park Operations. CORPORATE SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: LEVEL III (2001+ employees) Gold Award: Walt Disney World Hollywood Studios Attractions; Silver Award: Pasco County BOCC; Bronze Award: Walt Disney World CMHPTDC Team. CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST (COSS) Excellence In Safety Award: (Recognizes an outstanding COSS program graduate for their accomplishments since graduating from the program) goes to the team of Sheila Rivera, Matt Maldonado and Kenny Kosma from Mitsubishi Power Americas. COSS Course Scholarship (one fully paid registration in any FSC virtual session during the 2024 year): Dylan O’Shea – DEMACO SAFETY LEADERSHIP AWARD – 2023 LEVEL I: Shawn Lucas, RUSH Construction LEVEL II: Sam Holton, “Safety Sam,” Guest Experience Manager, Walt Disney World LEVEL III: Aaron Pearson, Pasco County BOCC Runners-up for the prestigious Safety Leadership Awards were: Elizabeth Johnson of Mitsubishi, Anna Fullen of Nautique Boat Company, Chris LaPorta of Sauer Mechanical and Walt Disney World safety professionals Tommy Byerly, John Hamilton, Elizabeth McLaughlin, James O’Donnell, Jessica Parriott/Brandon Radice, Jeff Van Buren, and Jeremy Walls. “The selection process for these awards is always challenging because many of the companies and individuals are neck-and-neck,” said Safety Council Executive Director Chris Earl. “Sometimes the difference between Gold and Silver or an Award and an Honorable Mention is very small. We weigh these categories and achievements very carefully. I know every awards ceremony says this – but in the case of safety awards it really is true – ALL these guys are winners! More important, their workers, visitors and companies are winners because safety is always front and center for every single company who submitted for this years’ awards. And, really, all the companies who are members of the Florida Safety Council are winners because they prioritize safety education for their employees and managers.” Also being honored at the March 15 Awards Breakfast Gala with the Safety Council’s “Founder's Award” is keynote speaker and founder of Life Recaptured Brandy Crisafulli. Ms. Crisafulli is a long-time advocate for abused women who has evolved into a champion for victims of human trafficking. As president of Life Recaptured she is creating a structured haven and safe place for trafficking survivors to restore their lives and free themselves from the tethers of abuse, shame, and pain. Ms. Crisafulli and her organization also train other companies, organizations and individuals on how to recognize and/or report human trafficking abuses. “She embodies the type of person we want to recognize with the Founder's Award,” said Chris Earl. “She is someone who lives and breathes public safety every day of her life.”
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