Safety Is on the Front Line at Wood Group Power Plant Services

Power generation facilities pose almost every type of safety risk imaginable, says Vincent Skreba, ASP, QHSE director of health and safety for Wood Group. The 416 employees of Wood Group Power Plant Services provide two primary services to the energy industry: long-term, third-party operations and m...

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Published in:EHS Today 2009-11, Vol.2 (11), p.36
Main Author: Smith, Sandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Corporate profiles
Energy industry
Hearing protection
Industrial safety
New employees
Occupational hazards
Occupational safety
Power plants
Repair & maintenance services
Safety management
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Summary:Power generation facilities pose almost every type of safety risk imaginable, says Vincent Skreba, ASP, QHSE director of health and safety for Wood Group. The 416 employees of Wood Group Power Plant Services provide two primary services to the energy industry: long-term, third-party operations and maintenance services to power generation facilities and short-term power plant maintenance activities, including major and minor maintenance projects. Despite the fact that this is a high hazard industry, the company's injury rate is 82 percent below the industry's average. The company, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., works with 27 contracted power plant facilities. It is challenging for Wood Group to foster a company-wide safety culture under this scenario, says Skreba. Perhaps the most unique aspect of Wood Group's safety process is a program called Frontline Focus. Under this initiative, all senior management personnel spend 16 hours at the plant level annually working with plant personnel on health, safety and environmental commitments. All employees, including corporate management personnel, annually enter into personal safety performance contracts and commit to improving safety awareness via three criteria falling outside of the workplace.
ISSN:1945-9599
1931-6739