Identifying and removing barriers to working safely is one of the key components of the Lighthouse process. When things are discovered during an observation that could reduce exposures, Lighthouse works to determine a course of action that could remove that barrier and, coordinates “making it happen” so that our employees can avoid injuries.   

Since Lighthouse began in 2013, 17 barriers have been removed. Below is a list of them, so whenever you see the Lighthouse sticker, you know it represents a removed barrier! You can also see videos for most of these online at spotlight.guc.com/safety. 

Barriers Removed

• Dewatering Stairs at Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) 
• Bioxide Feed to the WWTP 
• Cellular Repeaters for Pump Stations 
• New Ladder for Changing Filters at the WWTP 
• Floor Mats in Ice Machine Room at Mumford Road Facility 
• Storage Box on Stores’ Small Forklift  
• Counter Knife Sharpeners at Stores 
• New Large Forklift (aka Tonka) at Stores 
• Impact Wrenches – started with Water Resources and now most crews have them across departments   
• Grinders to Mark Gas Service in New Neighborhoods 
• Cord reel in Gas Department 
• Locator Flag Shooters for ULS Employees 
• Gantry for Garage 
• Back Up Cameras in all GUC Vehicles 
• Portable Fuel Tank for all Departments 
• Electric Trailer Jacks for all Departments