Safety Recognition Awards

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The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) presents the Safety Recognition Awards to promote safety and accessibility awareness in the legislative branch. The awards are given in partnership with the National Safety Council (NSC), a nonprofit organization with the mission of eliminating preventable deaths at work, in homes, and in communities.

The Safety Recognition Awards for the 117th Congress were presented to Members of Congress and legislative branch shops whose workplaces met the safety criteria developed by the OCWR in cooperation with the NSC during the 117th biennial congressional inspections.

The Safety Advocate Awards were presented to two legislative branch safety professionals who exhibited exceptional support of safety processes and hazard-reduction efforts: Thomas H. Seymour, P.E., posthumously, Fire Protection and Safety Engineer from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, and Da’rrell Davis, Office of the Chief Engineer Safety Manager from the Architect of the Capitol – Construction Division.

A woman on the left and a man on the right stand side by side, smiling — Lorraine M. Martin, President and CEO, National Safety Council, and Patrick N. Findlay, Executive Director, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights

Man stands at a podium next to a table with a framed U.S. flag — John D. Uelmen, General Counsel, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights

Three men and two women pose for a photo, the man on the far left holds a framed flag and the woman beside him holds a printed proclamation — Family of Thomas H. Seymour, Safety Advocate Award Recipient

A police color guard marches along a wall with four windows in a room full of seated individuals — United States Capitol Police Ceremonial Unit

Woman smiling and holding a framed certificate — Safety Award Recipient from the Library of Congress Lab Maintenance Shop (Packard)

A woman sings into a microphone at a podium on the left with a police color guard standing behind her to the right — United States Capitol Police Ceremonial Unit

Safety Award Recipients from the office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Safety Award Recipient from the AOC
U.S. Capitol Power Plant Maintenance Shop Mechanical Maintenance Branch