Heat Advisory:Extreme heat is expected in many areas. Conserve Energy and Stay Safe.

Embedding Employee Health & Safety into Our Culture

Embedding Employee Health & Safety into Our Culture

Embedding Employee Health & Safety into Our Culture

As operators of one of the world’s largest energy delivery systems, safety is built into every decision we make. Our Safety Management System (SMS) includes well-developed policies, procedures, and standards that guide our decisions and set high expectations for our employees and contractors.

With confidence in their health and safety, workers can focus on their job. To give workers the confidence they need from the beginning of their employment, we foster a culture of safety and compliance by monitoring and measuring adherence to our SMS and providing continuous training.

Our Stuff That Kills You (STKY) workplace safety initiative teaches workers to place effective controls around workplace hazards. STKY is a framework to identify and mitigate high-energy hazards that can cause life-altering, life-threatening, or life-ending injuries. STKY comprises three steps to focus employees on recognizing these types of hazards and implementing the necessary protections:

  1. Identify the STKY hazards on the job site.
  2. Determine what will protect the crew during a STKY event.
  3. Assess whether the protection is sufficient or if additional measures are needed.

Our dedication to safety is evident through our consistent reductions in our injury rate (see Figures 30a and 30b below). In 2024, CECONY’s injury rate was 1.25 and O&R’s was 0.85.

Con Edison of New York OSHA Incident Rate

  • Rate

Figure 30a

 

Orange and Rockland OSHA Incident Rate

  • Rate

Figure 30b

 

As a highly regulated industry, complying with all applicable regulations is paramount. Our ability to quickly understand and integrate new regulatory requirements into our safety practices stems from our influential involvement in industry groups and continuously training employees.

Download Report
1 2 3 4