Greetings!
During Safety Day, we all come together to celebrate our first value, Safety. A person doesn't need extraordinary abilities to be a safety hero. When it comes to safety, being a hero means you're looking out for yourself, your team mates and your family, on the job, at home and in the community.
To learn more about our 2016 Global Safety Day campaign, read the presentations
here and view the Global Safety Video here.
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A Message from COO Bernerd Da Santos: Becoming an Energy Star in Operations
The future is bright for AES as we work to become an energy star. As Andrés mentioned in his message, we are taking action now to benefit us for tomorrow through the Energy Star program. The benefits come in many forms. We will be able to move more quickly to take advantage of the opportunities that arise within the markets we operate. Our existing businesses will run even better than they do today. AES will be a better place to work while becoming a stronger and even more resilient company. Recognizing our potential will not only require us to change how we work, but how we are organized. Today, I wanted to share more information about how the refinements we're making to how we manage our market-facing resources and our operations are in line with that objective. These refinements are possible now because of the work you've helped us accomplish over the last few years to mobilize our six market-facing SBUs.
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Monthly Safety Message from COO Bernerd Da Santos
On Safety Day each year, our 21,000 AES people around the world Stop Work to celebrate our first Value, Safety, and reflect on the progress we've made and the work we still have ahead of us to create and sustain a workplace free of incidents.
We haven't reached our ultimate goal yet. After years of improvement in our safety metrics, we continue to experience injury-related incidents and fatalities. We have the tools in place to make our goal a reality. It's up to each of us to use those tools by going back to the safety basics. That's why we're asking you to be a safety hero.
It doesn't take super powers or a cape to be a safety hero. A hero is known for their courage and good deeds. When it comes to safety, that means you are looking out for yourself, your teammates and your family, on the job, at home and in the community. Today, I wanted to share not only how you can be a hero, but how some of our people and facilities are already acting as safety heroes.
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Energy Star IT work stream accelerates efforts
We say it often, but our people really are our energy. Our Energy Star program uses the star power of our people to find ways that we can take action today to benefit our tomorrow. One of the Energy Star program work streams includes the IT Efficiency work stream. The project team is responsible for identifying and implementing ways that technology can drive business value. The project team accelerated their efforts by collaborating together through weeklong workshops in Arlington to address each of their key areas. At the end of the week-long effort, the team prepared recommendations that will be presented to the steering committee for review and approval in the coming weeks. By bringing a diverse set of experiences together the team was able to speed up their project work. As we look ahead, it will be the power of our people that energizes us to become an energy star.
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US SBU CELEBRATES
2016 SAFETY DAY
Beyond the capes and the masks, the real heroes are the AES people who are Always on for Safety. By celebrating our Safety Day this week, we are reminded why it is important to always keep our mind and eyes on the job. When we become safety heroes, we make sure that our workmates get to go home safety to their loved ones at each workday.
Yesterday, AES people in Indiana, Ohio, California, Oklahoma and Hawaii recognized Safety as AES' first Value at their sites. AES Laurel Mountain conducted a tower rescue drill while AES Indiana conducted workshops and trainings on active shooter, firearm safety and health topics like sleep health and fitness. AES Warrior Run conducted a creative safety day celebration by writing poems, drawing up posters and producing videos related to safety. AES Hawaii and AES Shady Point used Safety Day to also recognize the importance of our environment in addition to conducting safety training. AES Southland conducted a team building exercise as well as a safety poker game. AES Ohio celebrated the day by setting up a safety fair with hands-on activities and safety challenges for AES people. DPL power plants will be celebrating their safety day on May 25 and June 20.
Thank you everyone for being Safety Heroes!
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AES Eletropaulo completed SAP Upgrade on CRM
AES Eletropaulo, part of Brazil SBU recently completed the re-implementation of the SAP CCS/ERP Upgrade on its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The project, which began in 2014, enables us to manage our customer relationships with a global perspective.
The upgrade is the newest version of the system available in the market and will bring a number of benefits to AES Eletropaulo, its system operators and its customers. With the upgrade, we will have quicker and efficient responses to offer better field service control as well as reduce complaints. The upgrade is an opportunity for AES to optimize our CRM processes which will further increase customer satisfaction.
During the project's implementation over the last 18 months, we conducted training sessions for 3,800 people, amounting to over 100,000 training hours. We also mapped out 388 processes to further improve customer service. Recently, more than 230 people worked over the weekend for the go-live activities with 110 people going on board this week to provide support to users.
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AES Colon starts preparation for new projects
The AES Colon project, part of the MCAC SBU, recently started the preparation for dredging activities in preparation for the construction of its two new facilities in Cólon, Panama, Gas Natural Atlántico S.R.L. and Costa Norte S.R.L. Gas Natural Atlántico S.R.L. is the new gas combined cycle power plant and Costa Norte S.R.L. is the new terminal that will provide natural gas to the power plant. Dredging is done to increase the depth for the construction and operation of the LNG Terminal. The activities will start by June and will pave the way for the commencement of construction of both projects. The two new projects will strengthen AES' market presence in the gas market in Central America. Gas Natural Atlántico S.R.L. is expected to go online second quarter of 2018 and Costa Norte S.R.L. first quarter of 2019.
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AES UK & Ireland supports urban farm initiative
AES UK & Ireland, part of the Europe SBU, has supported the Kilcreggan Urban Farm for many years. Located near the Kilroot Power Station, Kilcreggan provides housing, job opportunities and daytime activities for adults with learning disabilities. AES people has been donating their time, skills and money for the project to succeed.
As part of their drive to be more financially stable, Kilcreggan is developing an onsite cafe to be staffed by their service users. They approached AES to ask for a grant to enable the installation of solar panels on the roof of the new cafe. AES agreed to provide the most appropriate solution for Kilcreggan and support a Queen's University Belfast final year Engineering Masters student as a resource to work on the project, monitor its performance and quantify its benefits.
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Dan Robertson is Always On for Safety
Dan is a safety professional at the Petersburg Environmental Control Construction Project in Indiana, part of the US SBU. Since joining AES one year ago, Dan has been recognized for his strong leadership and commitment to safety. Dan exhibited his safety strong commitment during a recent EHS External Audit. People at the site mentioned his name as a person who is always available to help when it comes to safety. He is an example of being there for others to encourage them to work and act safely.
Dan performs high quality Safety Walks and leads by example, ensuring people follow safety procedures at the site. During Safety Walks, he provides feedback and engages in conversations with people to improve their work procedures. Everyone knows Dan as a safety role model in the project, and he has gained the respect and admiration of leaders and workers as a result. Dan openly communicates his safety concerns to prevent incidents and takes the necessary actions to help keep people safe at the project. Thank you, Dan, for showing others the meaning of being Always On for Safety.
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