Wyckoff Awarded 'Silver Certificate of Achievement - 2014 Safety Incentive Program'

The Township of Wyckoff was presented the “Silver Certificate of Achievement – 2014 Safety Incentive Program” at the Annual Bergen County Joint Insurance Fund Safety Incentive Awards Ceremony.

As a participating member of the Bergen County Joint Insurance Fund, Wyckoff has an active in-house safety committee that works to provide a safe work environment, training to avoid employee injuries and an effort to limit insurance costs.

The Silver Safety Award was presented to Wyckoff for its “overall safety record, for achieving a low lost time frequency rate and 100 percent completion of JIF’s 2014 Safety Incentive Program,” according to a press release.

This is the 22nd consecutive year that Wyckoff has been commended since joining the regional Joint Insurance Fund for its compliance with the safety incentive program.

The focus of the Township’s safety committee is pro-active accident protection and conducting periodic safety surveys to maintain a safe work and recreation environment on municipal property.

“The every day little things they do add tremendous value for the taxpayers of Wyckoff,“ said the Township Committee. “For example, the DPW crews are very cognizant of safety and it is reflected in their daily work functions. Safety seminars are conducted to implement work skills for employee safety as well as limit insurance costs to the taxpayers.”

The Township received a dividend this year from the Bergen County Joint Insurance Fund based on its safety efforts in past years, which was used to decrease the 2015 insurance costs, according to a press release. Since 1995, the Township of Wyckoff has received dividends amounting to $662,079.87 from the Bergen County Joint Insurance Fund, which have been used to reduce subsequent year insurance costs.

The Township’s Safety Committee consists of Bob Shannon, Township Administrator; Krista Hogne, Special Projects Assistant; Benjamin C. Fox, Chief of Police; Lou Graglia, Fire Chief; Diana McLeod, Chief Financial Officer; Joyce C. Santimauro, Municipal Clerk; Paulette Scandone, Court Administrator; Andy Wingfield, Recreation Director; Thomas Gensheimer, Construction Code Official/Building Subcode Official; Scott A. Fisher, Public Works Manager; Susan DeRosa, Tax Assessor assistant; Mark A. DiGennaro, Township Engineer and Don & Janet Healey of the Wyckoff Ambulance Corps.