MoveSMART® Excellence Awards
MoveSMART® Excellence Awards are given annually to organizations with exceptional MoveSMART® processes, remarkable projects, and outstanding champions. These internationally recognized awards honor unique MoveSMART® programs and individuals that made a positive impact on their associates safety. Last year’s Awards provided an opportunity for winners to highlight their successful ergonomic interventions. Participating in the awards demonstrates your organization’s achievements to the world and validates your success by recognizing your efforts as among the best of the best.
2020 Excellence Award Winners
- United Airlines
- National DCP (Dunkin Donuts Purchasing and Distribution)
2020 Merit Award Winners
- MSC Industrial Supply Co
- Northrop Grumman Corp.
- Wacker Chemical Corporation
- Weatherford Oil Tool Middle Ease Ltd
Thanks to all who participated in last year’s award process, the competition was intense! When it comes to long-term and strategic implementations, these organizations epitomize the best of the best.
What Does it Mean to Win This Award?
Energize and Engage
Winning an Excellence Award reinforces the message that your organization is committed to safety. Previous winners have reported that being recognized as one of the “best” has enhanced the motivation and involvement of both wage employees and management.
These awards offer an excellent opportunity to reinforce your MoveSMART® process, share your best practices, receive recognition for your efforts, and learn from others.
Industry & Professional Recognition
Winning companies will be recognized in Occupational Safety & Health magazine and in other forums.
Excellence Award honorees have also presented on their MoveSMART® processes at national and regional safety and industry conferences.
Several significant organizations have also subsequently honored Excellence Award winners. Previous recipients have been recognized with further awards from the:
- American Society of Safety Professionals
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- National Safety Congress
- Local, State, and Provincial Governments
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers
Help Improve Safety For All
We share the winner’s Best Practices with our other partners—helping everyone strengthen and improve their MoveSMART® processes.
We hope you and your organization will choose to participate in this year’s awards.

To All Our Clients
We look forward to continuing to partner with you in your safety success
and we hope you choose to participate in this year’s awards process.
Please include documentation, examples, and photographs to support your entry.