2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

1500
1000
500
0
S U P P O R T
C O M M U N I T Y
We build public expectations into our business decisions. BC Hydro representatives in each region of the province help us understand
local concerns and attitudes about energy, our operations and obligations, particularly with respect to safety, education and resource
use issues. By encouraging effective dialogue and working together, we ensure BC Hydro continues to contribute to the economic,
environmental and social well-being of the communities we serve.
PUBLIC INCIDENTS
INVOLVING A BC HYDRO
PLANT (EXCLUDING MOTOR
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS)
NUMBER
97/98 98/99 99/00
FISCAL YEAR
5
4
3
2
1
0
PUBLIC FATALITIES
NUMBER
97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01
FISCAL YEAR
P U B L I C S A F E T Y
GENERATING FACILITIES
S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 1 8
FORGE PARTNERSHIPS
BUILDING A STRONG AND
CAPABLE ORGANIZATION
SUPPORT COMMUNITY
BC Hydro conducts its operations to minimize the chance of
injury to employees, contractors and the public.
Last year we completed a comprehensive standard to ensure
public safety at BC Hydro generating facilities. The standard
requires a public safety management plan to identify hazards
at each of our operations, as well as control measures.
In conjunction with the standard, we completed a review
of public safety practices at our generating facilities, and a
benchmarking study comparing our safety management
system to those of similar organizations. While finding that
our system is generally consistent with, or more advanced than,
others in place in North America, the study noted areas where
corrective actions are needed and recommended several steps
that could be taken to improve our system. We are now
developing templates for individual safety management plans
for individual facilities.