Employees were treated to biscuits at one of two meetings at Rock Springs Center on April 13th for an update on our Corporate Safety Initiative (CSI). Several years ago, we did a series of surveys to find out what we are doing right and where we need to improve.  Public Information put together a video that outlined what has been done with that feedback.

1. Listen to Employees 
    •  Modified our safety governance structure  
    •  Implemented Departmental Safety Teams 

2. Trust Employee Feedback and Judgement
    •  Reduced redundant safety contacts 
    •  Improved Fleet Reporting System 
    •  Improved and revitalized Lighthouse 

3. Have Better Understanding of Work in the Field
    •  Department heads conducting safety contacts in the field 
    •  Remove barriers quickly 
    •  Create Job Safety Brief app for iPads and iPhones 

4. Communicate with Field Employees
    •  Breakfast with General Manager/CEO 
    •  Added Public Information to the CSI Program Team 
    •  Reorganized safety contacts and coaching 
    •  Regular Safety Team Meetings 
    •  Crew Luncheons 

5. Take Pride and Care for Employees 
    •  GUC Pitmaster Challenge & Safety Fair event
    •  Employee Appreciation Breakfasts
    •  Completed and Implemented Pay Plan Study 

6. Provide Support and Don’t Micromanage
    •  Leadership training for employees
    •  Coaching training for supervisors 

7. Equalize Safety Incentives so More Employees Benefit
    •  All employee event to celebrate 1-million-man hours (+ safety points)
    •  PPE Enhancements 

Your feedback was used to make changes and it’s time to get every employee’s input again. We will be doing another Organizational Cultural Diagnostic Instrument (OCDI) survey in May. It will be in your GUC email inbox and take about 45 minutes to complete. 

This anonymous survey is critical in helping us identify behaviors within our organization that lead to positive safety outcomes that we need to repeat and reinforce. It also helps us identify indicators that can predict if we are likely to have more or fewer incidents where someone gets hurt, as well as if we need to do something to change the culture or attitudes and behaviors about safety. 

Additional updates were provided during the breakfast as well. Assistant General Manager/Chief Administrative Officer Chris Padgett provided an overview of the CSI governance structure. Operations Support Manager Kevin Keyzer reminded us of the new GUC Safety and Mission Statements. Safety Culture Specialist Kelly Smith shared information about enhancements made to reinforce the Lighthouse process.