Safety Improvement Concepts Jewel Currie Director - Transportation, Health & Safety
About We Energies 1 million+ gas customers 1 million+ electric customers 21,000+ square miles of service territory 20,000+ miles of gas main 45,000+ miles of overhead and underground distribution lines 7,600+ megawatts of generation from 6 coal plants 4,600 full-time employees (550 Gas Operations)
Delivering the future; target zero Infrastructure projects now – 2017 to: Renew and modernize our grid Meet new environmental standards Add clean, renewable energy to our fleet Electric: Rebuild 2,000 miles of electric distribution lines and replace 18,500 power poles, 20,000 transformers and hundreds of substation components Natural gas: Replace 1,250 miles of fiberglass, plastic and steel natural gas mains, 83,000 individual natural gas distribution lines and 233,000 meter sets
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We Energies – Gas Operations incident trending
Key initiatives CEO, Executive Safety Committee (ESC) Leadership Commitment Leading indicators Engaged Employees Personal Commitment Safety Action Teams Ergonomics - tools Case Management
Leadership Commitment Top 13 ESC Target zero
Safety Leading Indicators Safety leading indicator goals focus on and measure against the company’s injury-prevention activities. Monitoring what is being done to safeguard employees from injury makes good, proactive business sense.
Leading indicators = Safety Performance Effective use of leading indicators = world-class safety performance Near Miss/ Unsafe Condition Behavioral Observation Ergonomics Emergency Drills Safe Start Audits Training Safety Meetings Health Risk Appraisal Personal Commitment
Build together as a system Leading Indicators Health Risk Appraisal Near Miss Safety leading indicators Near Miss Health Risk Appraisal
What is a Near Miss or Unsafe Condition? A Near Miss is any action or situation that could have resulted in injury, death, or property damage, but for some reason it did not - this time. An Unsafe Condition is anything that is likely to cause injury or damage
Near Miss/Unsafe Condition
Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) Blood Pressure Blood Sugar Cholesterol
Engaged employees Personal commitment Area Safety Action Teams
Personal Commitment
Ergonomic Initiatives Safety Action Teams = Ergonomic Initiatives Wrenching tools Roundtables Valving Wrenching Vehicle redesign CARGI Consortium
Completion Plug Wrench Ergonomic Interventions Completion Plug Wrench Torque Multiplier Offset wrench Grip Stik Tap Twister Meter Nut Wrench Hockey Stick Meter Bag Wrench Extenders
Case management Review of injury Post injury follow up Nurse involved with all incidents Athletic Trainer (Time 2 Stretch) Personal Safety Management Program
Personal Safety Management Plan (PSMP) – incident types
Communications iConnect Safety Alerts Posters Newsletters E-mails Pipe & Wire Our Generation E-mails Communication-communication- communication!!!
Communication
Each and every day every task working injury free Target Zero Each and every day every task working injury free
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