Occupational Excellence Certificate

Spotlight Your Safety Excellence

You put great effort into keeping employees safe. Show your organization that hard work is having a positive impact. Post the NSC Occupational Excellence Achievement award certificate prominently at locations that have achieved its challenging criteria.

To qualify for this high-status award, a company, location or division must have achieved the following in accordance with OSHA recordkeeping requirements:

• Zero fatalities during the previous calendar year

• Must have a lost workday case incident rate* equal to or less than 50% of the BLS rate for their reported 6-digit NAICS code during calendar year Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025.

Please note, NSC reserves the right to request supporting documents. If you qualify before May 31, you’ll automatically be considered for the Industry Leader award. Contact awards@nsc.org for more information.

Award: 8 ½ x 11 paper certificate

Personalization: Company name and year

* Case Rate Formula: Number of cases with injuries and illnesses that involved days away from work x 200,000 employee hours worked.