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Minnehaha County Safety Committee reports Platinum-level award, training and volunteer needs
Summary
Maria Monkfold, Safety Committee chair, reported that Minnehaha County earned the Platinum level safety and loss-control award for 2024, completed regular inspections and trainings, and that volunteer counts remain low.
Maria Monkfold, the Minnehaha County Safety Committee chair and an emergency management sergeant, presented the committee's 2024 annual report at the Feb. 25 commission meeting, noting regular inspections, trainings and a credit to the county's workers' compensation premiums.
The Safety Committee, made up of employees from multiple county departments, met monthly during 2024 to review workers' compensation and liability claims and to recommend changes to reduce injuries, Monkfold said. The committee performs routine building inspections across county facilities using a checklist from the South Dakota Municipal League Workers' Compensation Fund and offers trainings to…
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