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Associated Electric Cooperative earned certification as a Great
Place to Work in 2021. This year’s survey is part of an ongoing
effort to gauge employees’ thoughts on organizational strengths

and opportunities. It also measured engagement and trust by
department, division and work location and offered retention,
recruitment and pride benefits.
AUG 2021-AUG 2022
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Safety on the job is priority one

The days start and end at Associated with a safety focus. Employees ended 2020 with an overall recordable
incident rate of 2.43. No OSHA citations or notices of violations occurred in 2020.

RIR Attention remains on reducing injuries
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Associated ended 2020 with an OSHA Recordable Associated’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was a comprehensive effort that protected
Incident Rate (RIR) of 2.43, compared to the 2019 employees with ongoing guidance, changes to work practices, testing and vaccination clinics.
A dedicated response team and attention from the top executives in the cooperative maintained
8 rate of 1.63. The 2020 RIR does not include COVID organizational vigilance and equipped employees to work as safely as possible.
OSHA recordable cases in 2020. RIR represents the
number of injuries per 100 employees requiring more
than first-aid treatment.
6 Employees live and give in their local communities

Wherever they live and work, Associated employ-
ees give back to the communities they call home.
4 In 2020:

2.43 • Power plant employees donated more than
$60,000 through grassroots efforts that bene-
2 fited food banks, children’s hospitals, children’s
homes and other nonprofits helping those in
need.

0 • In addition, Associated contributed $78,000 to
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 50 nonprofit organizations for worthwhile efforts
to help children in foster care, veterans and the
homeless; feed the hungry; protect and support
Associated focuses on reducing all injuries, with special focus on reducing their severity using a Serious Injury abused and grieving men, women and children;
and Fatality (SIF) rate to track success. This newer metric measures the potential for serious injury or fatalities, and fight diseases like cancer and heart disease.
focusing on actual and near-miss events.
• Through a combination of special events,
Weekly environmental and safety bulletins are sent and meetings held with employees to identify hazards and employee contributions and a corporate gift,
communicate requirements, helping reduce injuries and environmental events. $110,000 was donated to United Way of the
Ozarks for use in its portfolio of agencies ad-
All employees complete multiple safety training sessions annually. dressing a multitude of community needs.

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