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Maintaining the Commitment to ExcellenceIntegrating EH&S Into The Way We Work at Con EdisonWorking TogetherCon Edison has established a corporate platform of conduct that frames a set ofguidelines to help all employees work together effectively, sustain the company’scommitment to the environment, and work together to provide customers with safe,reliable delivery of energy services. This effort is titled The Way We Work. Its six coreprinciples are:• Plan the work and work the plan• Seek and accept responsibility• Communicate openly• Work in teams• Improve continuously• Celebrate successAs mentioned in the executive letter, the company has defined one of its six key objectivesas “Integrating EH&S into The Way We Work.” One consequence is that all employeesare held accountable for knowing the corporate environmental, health, and safety requirementsthat apply to their assigned responsibilities, and for using the information in planningand completing their work. Con Edison employees are strongly committed to thecompany’s EH&S mission, and they strive to work safely and protect the environment.Contractors who perform work for the company are also given training, including guidancein preparing a Health and Safety Plan (HASP), which must be provided before workbegins. The company uses a formal Contractor Oversight Program to monitor contractorsafety performance.An important provision of the The Way We Work is the practice of celebrating success.Awards for EH&S achievement are presented at three levels: First-level awards recognizenotable performance, and are given as warranted throughout the year; second-levelawards are presented for significant EH&S achievement throughout the company. Thirdlevelawards represent the highest honor the company presents for outstanding contributionsto our environmental, health, and safety effort by employees, working as individualsor in teams. Since 1996, 730 people have been presented with third-level awards. For2005, Con Edison recognized 69 employees at the company’s tenth annual EH&S AwardsBreakfast. Their contributions ranged from innovative technical solutions to operationalchallenges, to effective implementation of environmental programs, to personal commitmentto safety on the job, and to making a positive environmental impact on behalf of thecommunities we serve.In addition, for the first time, a new “Circle of Excellence” award was presented to a groupof employees who distinguished themselves by having earned a minimum of three thirdlevelEH&S Excellence Awards over the past decade.Environment, Health and Safety Annual Report 29