(Salem) – Thirteen leaders in safety and health will be honored with awards at the 2013 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, at a March 6 ceremony at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. A panel of industry professionals judges the awards, which honor extraordinary contributions to the field of workplace safety and health. The categories include outstanding employers, individuals, and associations.

The winners this year are as follows:

Association Awards
Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter
Oregon Trucking Association

Employer Awards
Andersen Construction Company, Portland
Bremik Construction, Portland
May Trucking, Salem

Safety Committee Awards
City of Newberg, Newberg
City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland
Leatherman Tool, Portland
Valley Family Health Care, Vail/Ontario/Nyssa

Safety and Health Advocate
John Mckenzie, JE Dunn

Safety and Health Professional Awards
David Hanson, Timber Products Company
Patrick Wolfe, Portland Public Schools
Annie Moorman, SAIF Corporation

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, partners with the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers to sponsor the conference.

More information about the conference is on the GOSH website, www.oregongosh.com.