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14 14 Dec/Jan 2015 * www.esb.ie/em Dec/Jan 2015 * www.esb.ie/em GENERATION & WHOLESALE MARKETS Generation & Wholesale Markets SAFETY WEEK AT G&WM Marguerite Sayers, Generation Manager, and the Generation Operations Safety Committee kick off Safety Week in Moneypoint. Grainne Coogan, from the ESB Road Safety Bureau, leading a talk about advanced driving. G&WM RAN A WHOLE host of activities during ESB's Safety Week over the course of European Safety Week (20th-24th October), under the theme of 'Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress'. Here's a just a flavour of what took place: * On the Monday morning of Safety Week, Marguerite Sayers, Generation Manager, welcomed the initiative at the Generation Operations Safety Committee meeting held in Moneypoint, which everyone across G&WM was invited to attend via Lync. * On the same morning, all G&WM staff received a text message, asking everyone to 'take time-out for Safety'. * Aware held a number of talks about 'Positive Mental Health at Work' in Head Office, Aghada and Turlough Hill. * Pieta House also held a presentation on mental health in Moneypoint. * The ESB Road Safety Bureau and NIFAST held a number of talks we asked all G&WM staff to 'Step Back for Safety', using supporting materials that incorporated the Safety Leadership Framework and its four pillars to help local discussions about how we can all improve safety in our day-to-day work. Overall, we've received very positive feedback from people who atat tended the various talks and presentapresenta tions held by G&WM during this week of raising safety awareness. Many thanks go to everyone who contributcontribut ed to making it such a success - both attendees and presenters. n across various locations during the week about advanced driving. * The RSA also presented to Trading. * A number of Lync presentations on risk perception, safety rules and line managers' safety responsibility also took place. Finally, on the Friday, GWM SMT safety leadership workshop in progress. Carefully lowering the 'injured person' to safety. Lee staff reach new heights ON 24TH SEPTEMBER, the staff at Lee Stations completed an emergency 'rescue from a height' exercise from the crest gate gearbox platform. The dam at Inniscarra has many areas where working at height is required and so the safe rescue of staff or contractors is crucial in the event of an emergency. The area is almost 40 metres above the River Lee and six metres above the dam wall walkway. During the exercise, the Lee staff used the necessary equipment and worked together to bring the 'injured person' to the walkway below, which allowed for safe transportation of the casualty. This was a worthwhile training exercise which has provided the Lee team with the necessary skills and competence to carry out the procedure, in case an emergency happens. Well done to all those involved. n Working through the exercise on the crest gate gearbox platform. Aghada's occupational first aid course initiative Mini owners gathering Page 18 DURING OCTOBER and spanning European Safety Week, Aghada station ran occupational first aid courses free of charge as part of an ongoing collaboration with community organisations. Margaret O'Connor, who coordinates training activities for the station, observed an opportunity with fully paid-up, unfilled occupational first aid places. This provided Aghada with an ideal community collaborative initiative involving local school staff, GAA clubs, first responders and others. Staff were asked to nominate worthy community organisations and the response was overwhelming. The feedback from the initiative, which was facilitated by John Doogan of Safe Aid, was very positive, with participants grateful for the opportunity to gain an important life skill and allowing Aghada station to give more back to their local community. n Group Internal Audit visit Woodhouse Wind Farm In October, members of ESB's Group Internal Audit visited Woodhouse 20MW Wind Farm in Co. Waterford, which is under construction. A site tour and project presentation was conducted by Niall Colman, Site Mechanical Engineer. The Internal Audit team viewed the Nordex turbines (8 x 2.5MW) and the IPP and TSO substations. At the time of their visit, the turbines were undergoing mechanical and electrical fit-out and substation commissioning was ongoing. Also on-site (and pictured) were members of the Generation Finance & Commercial teams (Carmel Moore-O'Leary, Una Clarke and Susan Cahill). http://www.esb.ie/em http://www.esb.ie/em

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