Erin Trickett took a phone call from a fellow employee who was feeling faint. She went to the building storage room where her colleague had called from and found her on the floor. Trickett quickly monitored the situation, stabilized the employee and transferred her on a mail cart upstairs until help arrived. The employee, who is fine now, was taken to a doctor by a family member.

During a conversation with a fellow employee, Trickett, an information assistant in the National Environmental Services Center , noticed he was talking strangely. She caught the employee as he began to collapse, saving him from a falling injury, monitored his vital signs and remained with him until medical personnel arrived. He, too, recovered.

For her efforts, Trickett was presented with the Good Samaritan Award today (April 13) at the President’s Health and Safety Awards ceremony.

Trickett, a former volunteer firefighter, is a little overwhelmed by the award.

It’s something I do naturally and was trained for, so I am not used to the recognition,she said.

Trickett was among 28 students and five employees recognized by WVU ’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety for their commitment to safety.

Other individual awards:

Safety Achievement Award of Excellence

• Dr. Jane Caldwell, lecturer, Department of Biology. As General Biology Program Coordinator, she takes steps to ensure that all laboratories are safe places to work and learn.

• D.J. Casto and Mary Scott from Clarksburg ; Emily Chiappazzi from Erie , Pa. ; Lisa Costello from Weirton ; Shannon Logan from Baden , Pa. ; Becky Lovell from Martinsburg; and Britni Schoonover from Procious. These students conducted a walking safety audit of the campus, working with various University representatives identifying areas where safety and security needed addressed. Additionally, they implemented PhotoVoice, a program using photos taken by University members to illustrate positive and negative safety aspects, as part of the safety audit.

• 21 students and two staff members were also recognized for their participation in PhotoVoice. University Safety Award

• Dr. Scott Hurst, chair, Department of Chemistry, WVU -Tech. Hurst inventoried the large amount of used and unused chemicals stored throughout the labs. He found a suitable storage location for the usable chemicals, had the remainder removed by a waste vendor and came up with a computerized inventory system for the college.

Recipients of Unit/Building Safety Committee Awards were: Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences; Department of Chemistry; Department of Psychology; Facilities Management; Health Sciences Center; Knapp Hall; Martin Hall; NRCCE ; One Waterfront Place; Potomac State College of WVU ; and WVU at Parkersburg.

The health and safety awards program at the University was established in 1991 to recognize individuals and groups for their commitment to safety and to honor those whose actions go beyond the call of duty.