South Dakota Governor's Workplace Safety Award Winners – 2024 Calendar Year
Honored at the 2025 SD Safety & Health Conference
Every year, the South Dakota Safety Council – and our partners – recognize and celebrate employers throughout the State of South Dakota for safety and health excellence in protecting our workforce from injuries, illnesses and incidents. Thank you for the work you do to keep others and yourself safe!
Award of Honor Recipients
DART Rate and Incidence Rate that is at least 91% better than the average for your industry // Total points of between 91 and 100 on the Safety Program Evaluation Scorecard
- 3M Aberdeen
- Applied Engineering
- Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
- Interstates
- KBR
- MasterBrand
Outstanding Award Recipients
Continuing improvement and/or a continuing outstanding record for DART rate and Incidence Rate which is at least 51-90% better than the average for your industry classification // Total points of between 75 and 90 on the Safety Program Evaluation Scorecard
- 114th Fighter Wing - South Dakota Air National Guard
- Avera Dells Area Hospital
- Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital
- Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
- Avera St. Benedicts Health Care Center
- PRAIRIE FARMS - SIOUX FALLS SD
- Rice Lake West
- Smithfield Foods
- South Dakota Army National Guard
- Thompson Solutions Group
- Tiger Mowers LLC
Meritorious Award Recipients
Minimum of three years of DART rates which are better than the average for your industry classification // Total points of between 50 and 74 on the Safety Program Evaluation Scorecard
- Avera Behavioral Health Center
- Avera Gregory Hospital
- Avera Eureka Health Care Center
- Avera St. Mary's Hospital
- The Freeman Company (Aviation Manufacturing Group, LLC)
- GCC- Logistics
- Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC
- K & K Mobile Storage, Inc.
- Lloyd Property Management
- Lloyd Construction
- McGough Construction
- Ottertail Power - Big Stone Plant
- Sanford Medical Center
- Sioux Valley Energy
- Solventum Brookings