The Northwest Public  Power Association  (NWPPA) recently awarded  Coos-Curry Electric  Cooperative, Inc. (CCEC)  with a safety award at this  year’s Engineering and  Operations Conference in  Spokane, WA. The safety  awards are competitive,  based upon a review of each  utility’s safety record  including the number of  recordable injury or illness  cases and lost work days for  a particular year. The cooperative  received a third  place award in the category  of 160,001 to 240,000 hours  of exposure for the two categories.  “I am very proud of the  work our employees do,  their safety conscious attitude  and our safety record,”  Roger Meader, General  Manager/CEO said.  “Awards like this show very  clearly that they put safety  first.”  NWPPA is an international  association representing  and serving customerowned,  locally controlled  utilities in the Western U.S.  and Canada. The  Association also serves  more than 250 associate  members across the U.S.  and Canada who are allied  with the electric utility  industry.