PORTLAND — At its recent annual meeting, workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC presented awards for workplace safety to six of its more than 20,000 policyholders.

At the Portland Museum of Art, Karl Siegfried, vice president for Loss Control and Safety, paid tribute to the following employers for their workplace safety efforts:

— Moody’s Collision Centers, Gorham.

— Volunteers of America, Brunswick.

— Northeast Packaging Co., Presque Isle.

— Rochling Advent Tool and Mold, Rochester, N.Y.

— Latex International, Shelton, Conn.

— Colwen Management, Portsmouth, N.H.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to recognize businesses that have worked hard to stand out from the crowd,” said Siegfried. “These policyholders exemplify, each in their own unique way, how smart businesses operate by putting worker safety first.”

The awardees from Maine included:

— Moody’s Collision Centers

Founded in 1997 in their current Gorham location, Moody’s Collision Centers now features nine locations and services more than 7,700 customers annually. An employee-owned company, Moody’s features a high performance safety program through organization, housekeeping practices and green technology. This culture of safety was built by employees looking to do a job more efficiently and watching out for their fellow employee-owners. — Volunteers of America

Serving Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Volunteers of America Northern New England is a nonprofit organization committed to the safety and health of its employees and clients. The national Volunteers of America organization has been involved in community support since 1896 and has served more than 2 million people across 44 states with housing and support programs for seniors, veterans and disadvantaged youth.

— Northeast Packaging Co.

Northeast Packaging Co., established in 1972, supplies farms with produce shipping materials such as bags and other packaging. A family owned and operated company, Northeast Packaging uses state of the art equipment and techniques both in its manufacturing processes and in its safety procedures. Positive changes in the company’s safety procedures can be seen through daily meetings, employee-directed safety audits and the owner’s commitment to make safety a priority.