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In 2006, our employees completed more than 63,000 EHS related training courses. This included training in 326 different compliance required topics, and 32 non-required topics areas. Compliance required topics include training required by agencies including OSHA, Department of Transportation (DOT), EPA, NRC and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Through a detailed profiling process, employees are assigned required topics based on the type of work they do. This ensures a safe and healthy work environment, while allowing the company to maintain compliance. EHS training is tracked via a dedicated computer tracking system to insure employees are assigned and received the necessary training during the year.
In addition to normal employee merit and incentive recognition, outstanding individual environmental, health and safety performances and initiatives are recognized through the APS Environmental, Heath and Safety Excellence Awards program. In 2006, 16 EHS Excellence Awards were given to individual employees and employee teams. The honored employees were also recognized in our internal company communications.
Employees can recognize each other for EHS excellence, based on Pinnacle West’s EHS values, which are:
- Ensuring a safe and healthy work environment
- Being an environmental leader
The EHS Excellence Awards Program’s goals are to:
- encourage employees to recognize each other, individuals and teams, specifically for embracing our company values through EHS excellence, with increasingly greater participation by employees who do not have primary roles and responsibilities in EHS
- be accessible to areas of the company, easy to use, immediate, flexible and meaningful
- distinguish those who have contributed a significant or extraordinary amount of EHS value with the Quarterly EHS Excellence Award of Distinction
- provide a CEO EHS Excellence Award to those who meet the stringent criteria established for this ultimate level of recognition
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