Throughout National Safety Month (June), we are highlighting members of the Health, Safety, and Security team and the journeys that have led them to careers in safety.
At Citizens Energy Group, we have a rich history of building and maintaining a culture of safety. We are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable utility services to our customers and to providing a safe work environment for our employees. We also are focused on continuous improvement as an organization. As such, the Health, Safety, and Security department seeks opportunities to continuously enhance safety.
When the National Safety Council launched its “Journey to Safety Excellence” program several years ago, it outlined four key pillars that are critical to achieving safety excellence based on research as well as best practices of world-class organizations:
- Leadership and employee engagement: Fostering a culture in which safety is fully integrated into the business and is a shared responsibility among all employees
- Safety management systems: Setting a framework of processes and procedures to ensure tasks are completed and objectives are met
- Risk reduction: Striving to reduce the likelihood of an event and the severity of the injury that may result
- Performance measurement: Having measurable goals to track progress using leading and lagging indicators
Some key milestones in Citizens’ journey to safety excellence include adding safety components to our Short-Term Incentive Plan in 2003; formally adding Safety as a core value in 2007; and implementing safety training requirements for all employees in 2014.
THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Our Vision
We will fulfill the promise of the Trust by providing training and tools to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all employees to be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We will promote a positive attitude towards safety and establish proactive safety objectives for all employees and contractors.
Our Mission
The Heath, Safety and Security Department is committed to providing the highest standard of safety for our employees, contractors, and communities. Provide leadership and require all employees to take responsibility and ownership for bringing safety to the job every day.
Our Values
Collaboration: We work as a team ensuring all employees understand they have an obligation to stop a job/task to prevent an unsafe incident from occurring and to report unsafe incidents or near misses.
Communication: We are dedicated to communicating across departments new regulations, policies and processes within Health, Safety and Security to ensure the most accurate information is relayed to all employees.
Training: Provide safety training to employees ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge and resources to perform their jobs safely, reduce injuries, accidents, environmental impact and ensure compliance.
Timeliness: Assure timely and thorough reporting and investigation of all incidents and the establishment of corrective actions.
Confidentiality: We maintain the highest level of confidentiality with respect to information we encounter.
Passport to Safety Events
Employees can enjoy food and fun at each event listed below. You'll receive a “safety passport” and can earn stamps by traveling to various demonstrations or informational booths throughout the event. Each stamp will earn you an entry to win great prizes!*
Westfield: Tuesday, June 21; 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Underground Storage: Thursday, June 23; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Perry K: Tuesday, June 28; 7-10 a.m.
General Office: Tuesday, June 28; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Belmont: Wednesday, June 29; 7-10 a.m.
Langsdale: Thursday, June 30; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (with special session for meter readers 7-9 a.m.)
*Prize drawings will take place on July 5.
