sePTemBeR 2012 - Inside Edison - Edison International

Sharing Safety SuccessOn Aug. 1 and 2, Edison MissionEnergy hosted its third annualsafety summit in Lisle, Ill. Representativesfrom across EME’s generationfleet and offices, as well assome from Southern California Edison, came togetherto share experiences and learn about safety.Summitattendeesworked ingroups tobrainstormideas aboutsafety.Group LearningThe summit’s format included presentations,guest speakers, group table exercises and largegroup discussions. Representatives from coal,wind and gas spoke about how safety is implementedin their daily work and shared plans forhow to improve or sustain existing safety processes.EME President Pedro Pizarro, Senior VicePresident of Public Affairs Doug McFarlan andSenior Vice President of Generation John Kennedyeach shared their thoughts on the importance ofstrengthening safety leadership during uncertaintimes. The group exercises also offered everyone achance to share success stories and best practices.“Each table included participants from differentareas of the company,” said EME Safety LeadSunish Shah. “We wanted to encourage interactionby folks with different roles, and the resultingdiscussions were engaging, energetic and highlyproductive.”Next StepsAttendees were challenged to make a personalcommitment to safety and to recognize safetyas a core value. Annually, each EME sitecreates a safety action plan, and as a final itemon the agenda, attendees were asked to incorporatethe things they learned at the summit intotheir 2013 plans and to share them back at theirhome locations.“EME’s commitment is toachieving and sustaining worldclasssafety,” said ManagingDirector, Coal, Don Claybaugh.“As we plan for 2013,we need to renew ourcommitment to safetyas a core value so wecan achieve our goal ofbecoming completelyinjury-free.”safety QUIZ1) A small flame can turn into amajor fire ina) Less than 30 secondsb) 1-2 minutesc) Approximately 5 minutes2) When should smoke detectorbatteries be replaced?a) Two times a yearb) At least once a yearc) Every two yearsUnderstandand exceedexpectationsSafety isintegratedinto workprocessesSafety is acorevalueSafety ismanaged asa businessdeliverableOperationaldiscipline is acore valuePeople areengagedAttributes of world-class companies.Email your answers toinside.edison@sce.com by COBOctober 19 to be entered into adrawing for safety giveaways.(Source: U.S. Fire Administration,www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/focus/emergency.shtm)http://inside.edison.com • september 2012 7