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It doesn't take super powers or a cape to be a hero. A hero is known for their courage, achievements or noble qualities. Being a safety hero means you're looking out for yourself, your team mates and your family, on the job, at home and in the community. To celebrate our safety heroes that are Always On for Safety, we launched a video series on aes.com with short clips from our people discussing best safety practices. Check out what BN, Heather, Ken, Neil, Rômulo, Steve and Willy have to say about being Always On. 
                                      
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LEADERSHIP MATTERS
Monthly safety leadership message from Javier Giorgio


When you believe in something, you accept it to be true. At AES, we have four safety beliefs. These beliefs are what guide our actions to achieve our ultimate goal of creating and sustaining a workplace free of incidents.


Our four safety beliefs are:
  1. Safety comes first for our people, our contractors and the individuals in our communities, and all work activities worldwide need to be conducted in a safe manner that promotes personal health, safety and well-being.
  2. All occupational incidents can be prevented.
  3. Working safely is a condition of employment, and each person is responsible for their own safety as well as the safety of their teammates and the people in the communities in which we work.
  4. All AES people and contractors have the right and obligation to stop work as soon as they identify a situation they believe to be unsafe.
BECOMING AN ENERGY STAR
Accelerate Global Sourcing Opportunities work stream: Working together has its benefits
Being an energy star means constantly challenging ourselves to improve the way we work. As we improve the way we work, we all have an opportunity to grow and advance our skills. The Accelerate Global Sourcing Opportunities work stream is helping us to do just that. The global category and portfolio management aspect of the work stream will enable us to forecast and develop procurement plans for non-fuel items for the next three to four years by combining purchases on a regional and global level.
 
For us to successfully shift how we do category management, we need global interaction. Teams are already working together a global and local level to deliver savings for 2016. At an SBU-level, people will have the opportunity to interact with people in other regions, gain an understanding of the local business landscape and the market differences. 
WIN EVERY WEEK
AES Brazil receives HR award


AES Brazil was acknowledged in a guide produced by Época Negócios 360° as a champion in Human Resources in Brazil. Época Negócios 360°, one of the most reputable publications in Brazil, conducted a detailed performance analysis of companies in Brazil and highlight the top 250 companies with the best practices in various categories. AES Brazil earned the award in the HR practices category based on the quality of its recruiting, compensation, promotion, training and mobility practices as well as its health and safety program. Congratulations to our team in Brazil!
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AES Kilroot receives Smart Grid award


AES Kilroot, part of the Europe SBU, received POWER magazine's 2016 Smart Grid Award. The editors of POWER magazine chose the installation of the Kilroot Advancion® Energy Storage Array into a working coal-fired power station as the strongest global example for innovation in the energy sector. The award is designed to recognize projects that set a new standard for quality and results, which demonstrate the benefits of new data-rich technologies to customers. 
HONORING COMMITMENTS
AES Arlington people honor commitment to local community


AES Arlington people honored its commitment to the local community by volunteering to clean-up a local stream. Several years ago, AES Arlington entered into a partnership with the Arlington County Parks to adopt-a-local stream at the Lubber Run Park in Arlington. Several times a year, AES people and their family and friends pick up trash in the heavily-used park to make sure their local community is a great place to live. 
ALWAYS ON FOR SAFETY
The Safety Walk course deadline has been extended 
  
Last month, a new e-learning safety training course was launched to more than 2,000 AES people and contractors. As of today, 82% of the participants completed the training. We are extending the initial deadline from August 7 to Friday, August 12 after receiving requests to invite additional AES people to take the course.
Gilberto Flores is Always On for Safety 
 
Gilberto works in the Distribution Area as an Operational Assistant at AES El Salvador, part of the MCAC SBU. He has been with AES El Salvador for 24 years. He is known for working according to the operational and safety procedures and for always promoting safety with his team members.
 
Earlier this year, Gilberto was part of a team assigned maintenance work. As soon as they started work, he noticed that there was something wrong with a 46kV tri-polar blade. It was not correctly aligned, and he knew this could damage the equipment and could potentially cause an injury to the team. He stopped work and made sure the blade was aligned before resuming the task.
 
Gilberto goes above and beyond the call of duty. He invests time as a trainer at the AES El Salvador Technical School teaching people about distribution transformers, voltage regulators and other operational topics. He also dedicates time as a member of the Safety Committee. Gilberto has been recognized at least three times as the monthly safe worker over the last few years. Thanks, Gilberto, for being Always On for Safety and for encouraging others to do the same. 
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