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PCEMC
Claims Safety Trophy for Second Year Straight
and
also claims multiple safety awards at statewide banquet
Pointe
Coupee Electric Membership Corporation (PCEMC) recently claimed the
coveted Louisiana Electric Cooperative Statewide Safety Trophy for
the second straight year.
The
trophy is presented annually by the Association of Louisiana
Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) in Baton Rouge.
The
locally-owned cooperative was recognized at ALEC’s annual membership
meeting held at the Baton Rouge Hilton July 24-26. It was PCEMC’s
seventh time to take home the trophy since 1987.
PCEMC was recognized for working over 414, 070 man-hours without a
lost-time accident since September of 2006, a figure that includes
emergency restoration work after storms and other adverse
conditions. Over 330,000 miles were also driven by PCEMC personnel
without an accident during the previous 12 months.
PCEMC General Manager J.H. “Jodie” Cotten, along with several
employees and board members were on hand to accept the Statewide
Safety Trophy on behalf of everyone involved with making the co-op a
state and national leader in safety.
“There’s no doubt that safety is a true team effort, and the credit
goes to all of our employees who make safety a priority in
performing their day-to-day tasks,” said Cotten, who also accepted
the Statewide Lineman Trophy for winning the Statewide Safety Award
for 2010. “Our success begins with our member-elected leadership at
the board level and runs throughout the co-op. Everyone plays a
role.”
Cotten said the co-op places a premium on safety not only to protect
the health and well-being of employees, members and the public
at-large, but also because it makes good economic sense.
“When you can create an effective culture of safety, everybody
wins,” he said. “Not only do all of our employees get to go home to
their families at the end of the work day, but it also keeps our
costs down when it comes to insurances rates and other expenses.”
The
Statewide Safety Trophy is determined by using a comprehensive
formula that accounts for safe operation on the job including field
work, warehouse work, transportation and all other aspects necessary
to deliver reliable, affordable power to PCEMC members.
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