Wiscasset officials are pleased to announce they have been awarded a Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,489.

Town Manager Dennis Simmons said via email: “The funds will be used to purchase ergonomically correct office equipment for the town office staff.”

The Ed MacDonald Safety Enhancement Grants and Scholarship Grants help members of the MMA Workers Compensation Fund buy safety equipment or services to help reduce the frequency and severity of workplace injuries. The grant programs are designed to prevent injuries and improve workplace safety for Maine employees. The reduction in injuries also benefits the taxpayers by lessening lost hours at work, cost of claims and potential overtime for employees who might have to fill in for injured co-workers.

MMA has been awarding safety grants to members of the Workers Compensation fund since 1999. The Ed MacDonald Safety Enhancement Grants and Scholarships are an example of a successful partnership that has been preventing workplace injuries by bestowing more than $5.7 million in the funding of 4,345 Safety Enhancement Grants and 505 Scholarship Grants. Together, we are building safe communities.

For more on the programs and grants, visit www.memun.org and click on the Risk Management Services link, or call 1-800-590-5583.