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Charah Inc. earns Governor’s Safety and Health Award

405,705 consecutive hours without lost time injury or illness

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2016) — Charah Inc. today was presented a Governor’s Safety and Health Award for working 405,705 consecutive hours without a lost time injury or illness at LG&E’s Mill Creek Station in Louisville.

Founded in 1987 and based in Louisville, Charah is the largest privately-held provider of coal combustion product (CCP) management, CCP sales and marketing, and power plant support services for the coal-fired power generation industry. With over 650 employees across the nation including over 100 in the Louisville area, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity.

The Kentucky Labor Cabinet presents the Governor’s Safety and Health Award to highlight outstanding safety and health performance in Kentucky’s workplaces. A business may qualify for the award if its employees achieve a required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost time injury or illness. The required number of hours is dependent upon the number of employees.