Health, Safety and Environment Awards

Award nominations for the United Steelworkers’ Health, Safety and Environment Conference are accepted year-round, but only presented at the conference. If you know of a local union that should be nominated, please complete the appropriate form and return it to the USW Health, Safety and Environment Department:

email: safety@usw.org

USW Health, Safety and Environment
60 Boulevard of the Allies
Room 902
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

All submissions are reviewed by the USW HSE department staff and reviewed for approval by the district director. Approved nominees will be notified and requested to be at the next USW HSE conference to receive the award.

Awards

A.Q. Evans Award

This award is given to local unions for outstanding accomplishments in occupational safety and health. A.Q. Evans was a local union president who fought courageously for the OSHA lead standard, even as he was dying from lead poisoning and from the dangerous drugs the company insisted he take to “flush” the lead from his system. Click here for the nomination form and click here to view past recipients.

Karen Silkwood Award

This award is given to local unions for union building and solidarity through health, safety and environment. Karen Silkwood was an OCAW member who died under mysterious circumstances while she was on her way to deliver papers exposing serious safety problems at a nuclear fuels plant. Click here for the nomination form and click here to view past recipients.

Falkowski/Seguin Award

This award is given to local unions for outstanding work in environmental protection. Paul Falkowski and Homer Seguin were two USWA staff representatives, who together built environmental activism into the union’s work in Ontario during the 1960s and 70s. Click here for the nomination form and click here to view past recipients.

J. William Lloyd Award

This award is given to an individual or organization from outside the union for outstanding contributions to health, safety or environment. Bill Lloyd was an epidemiologist whose research established that coke oven work causes cancer. Not content with simply researching occupational health problems, he left academia to join the USW safety and health staff. The award honors his combination of academic excellence and committee activism. Click here for the nomination form and click here to view past recipients.

Award for Industrial Valor

I.W. Abel Award

This award is given to individuals who act heroically to attempt to save a life in the workplace. The award was established by I.W. Abel, third president of the USWA. It can be given at any time, not just at the conference. Click here for the nomination form and click here to view past recipients.