Committee Mission
This committee coordinates efforts in SAFE DIGGING Practices and
does so by holding the Lester Feathers Damage Prevention Award
every year at the GUCC Fall Conference.
Committee News & Information
2011 Lester Feathers Winner- Walton EMC
The Safety Committee Not Ready for Prime Time Actors
A cute skit helps present the Regional Winners
Each year the GUCC Safety Committee promotes safe digging
practices throughout the State of Georgia. The Golden Backhoe
winner can be from contracting companies of all types,
municipalities, gas companies, electrical companies and water/sewer
companies and etc., this list goes on. This Award is not limited to
a chosen few. Anyone person and or crew/company that digs can
qualify for this exemplary award. The nomination forms are filled
out and submitted to the GUCC Safety Committee Chairman, at the end
of August of each nominating year. From this list, one company and
or crew is chosen as a winner of the Golden Backhoe Award from each
D.O.T. Regions. Out of these 7 D.O.T. Regions of the Golden Backhoe
Winners, The" Lester E. Feathers Damage Prevention Award" is chosen
and is awarded to the crew/company that has outshined the others
and has gone that one step further to make sure they maintained a
high level of safety throughout the year in keeping their men and
women safe.
The Safety Committee announces the winners of the Golden Backhoe
Award and the Lester E. Feathers Damage Prevention Award with a fun
and creative program that presents the winners to audience of the
conference attendees, we recognize the winner from each region and
applaud their hard work in damage prevention, this program is the
highlight of the Fall Conference. We believe that one should be
awarded for damage prevention and in keeping safe.
Our Committee celebrates the winner of the "Lester E. Feathers
Damage Prevention Award" with commemorative shirts and a dinner in
their honor at a local restaurant in their hometown.
The GUCC Safety Committee is very proud to present this program
each year, we believe in "Keeping Georgia Safe and Connected".
2011 WINNERS BY REGION... awarded at the 2011 Fall
Conference in Dillard, GA.
| Region 1 - City of Winder
- Mike Jewell |
| Ted Tillery |
| Billy Skinner |
| William Redd |
| Jason Cropper |
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| Region 2 - Walton EMC - Underground
Crew - Larry Lawson LESTER FEATHERS WINNERS |
| Arthur Thomas |
| Preston Roberts |
| Tommy Maddox |
| Jerry Miller |
| Reed Grogan |
| Larry Johnson |
| Matt Britt |
| Larry Lawson |
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| Region 3 - Georgia Power-Newnan Line
Construction - Scotty Burkes |
| Kenny Adams |
| Scotty Atkins |
| Gerald Clements |
| Ronald Denney |
| Brett Hallman |
| Jimmy Heard |
| Steve McCombs |
| Jimmy Miller |
| Don Morrison |
| Scott Nix |
| Clay Reeves |
| Jackie Scott |
| David Shoemake |
| Scotty Burkes |
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| Region 4 - City of Thomasville
Utilities - Water Department - David Doler |
| Stephen Stewart |
| Mitch Turner |
| Janes Williams |
| Carlos Bass |
| Sherrod Robinson |
| John Brown |
| Freddie Johnson |
| Solomon Cowart |
| David Doler |
| Toby Miller |
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| Region 6 - Ringgold Telephone Company
- Construction Crew - Mike Schmidt |
| Mark Griffin |
| George Rogers |
| Joe Mays |
| Chris Green |
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| Region 7 - Cobb EMC - Jody Newton
Service Crew - Kenny Dilbeck |
| Jody Newton |
| David Baity |
| Chris Ridings |
| Bruce Fossett |
| Ken Dilbeck |
