Transmission Maintenance & Work Management Monday Morning Supervisor Safety Update & Briefing Sheet 8/9/10

Safety Goal Update

Transmission Safety Performance (1/1/10 - 7/31/10)

Target 2010 Incentive Goals Goal YTD Status Employee Days Away & Restricted Time Recordable Injury Rate (DART) 1.21 0.64 (2)* Max Above Employee Preventable Motor Vehicle Accident (PMVA) Rate 1.78 1.54 (3) Target 2010 Non-incentive Goal (tracking purposes only) Above Employee Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR) 2.25 1.60 (5)* Target DART Calculation: # of OSHA injuries resulting in days away, restricted duty or transfer X 200,000 / # of work hours for the period. 200,000 = 100 employees X 40 hours X 50 weeks TRIR Calculation: # of Total OSHA Recordable Injuries (typically treatment beyond first aid) X 200,000 / # of work hours for the period. PMVA Calculation: # of Preventable Motor Vehicle Accidents (PMVAs) X 1,000,000 miles / # of miles driven for the period (TG drove approximately 2,98,091 miles in 2009)

*pending: SIRS 1057-2010

Status of Transmission Safety Performance

Type YTD Aug OSHA DART Recordable Injuries 2 0 (1 pending: S-1057-2010) OSHA TRIR Recordable Injuries 5 0 (1 pending: S-1057-2010) PMVAs 3 0 Near Hits & Property Damage Events (internal & external) 18 1 Contractor TRIR Injuries 4 0

Review of Transmission Group SIRS Reports from Previous Week:  SIRS 1087-2010 (CL&P Construction): Lifting slings, shackles & other miscellaneous steel parts were stolen from job set-up area (Longfellow Drilling).  SIRS 1095-2010 (Project Mgt.): Transmission employee was almost hit by another employee’s car (Tax Dept.) that was traveling at a high rate of speed in the Berlin Main parking lot.  SIRS 1103-2010 (Interconnections): Employee felt pain in wrist from using keyboard, requested ergonomics assessment (record only).  SIRS 1113-2010 (Project Mgt.): Three unknown NU employees, w/o proper PPE, were found unescorted in the new and under-construction CONVEX (Berlin South).

Review of Significant NU SIRS Reports from Previous Week:  N/A

1 Weekly Safety Topic – Job Safety Briefings On 8/3/10, Transmission Officers (Jim Muntz, Dave Boguslawski & Laurie Aylsworth) sent out a memo reaffirming Transmission’s commitment and expectations for performing Job Safety Briefings. Conducting quality documented job safety briefings (before ever job and when scope changes) is a critical part of ensuring the safety and well-being of you and co-workers, and will be an ongoing area of focus. Connecticut-based Transmission employees will use our Transmission Job Briefing forms, and may also use the briefing form developed by the ZIP committee. Massachusetts and New Hampshire Transmission employees will continue to use our Transmission job briefing forms (attached).

ACTION REQUIRED:

During August - October we will focus on the quality of our safety briefings by having Managers, 1st Line Supervisors and Safety personnel participate in the job safety briefing process. Each Manager and 1st Line Supervisor of craft workers and safety personnel will perform at least one IMPACT observation of the safety briefing process per month. A Job Briefing Critical Behavior Checklist has been developed in the IMPACT safety observation database as an observation type. Below are the key points to observe, provide feedback / coaching and document in IMPACT.

IMPACT - Job Safety Briefing 1. Was a documented Job Briefing held prior to the start of the work assignment?  Job Briefing was performed at the job site.  Job Briefing Forms (Transmission form and/or ZIP form) were used during the briefing. 2. Did all crew members participate in the Job Briefing?  All personnel (employees, contractors, traffic control, others) involved with the task are in close proximity of the Job Briefing leader.  All participants are paying attention (no cell phone use for calls or texting, no reading books or newspapers, no side conversations, etc.).  The participants are asking questions and discussing the answers when necessary.  The briefing leader is patient, thorough and responsive. 3. Was all of the appropriate emergency information provided during the briefing?  All of the briefing participants visibly acknowledged that they are aware of the work location’s physical address.  All of the briefing participants visibly acknowledged that they are familiar with the emergency 911 protocol. 4. Did the Job Briefing identify any existing or potential hazards?  The Briefing participants discussed routine and non-routine hazards (e.g., PPE; additional slip, trip and fall footwear; setting up traffic control; identifying potential ergonomic issues; tagging, grounding, cover up requirements; weather; difficult set-up conditions; unique working environments; storm issues; confined spaces, etc.).

2 5. Were barriers or control measures discussed, determined, and documented for each hazard that was identified?  Assignments were made and workers acknowledged, saying what they would do to mitigate the hazard. 6. Was there attendee feedback associated with the Job Briefing?  Questions were asked and acceptable responses were provided.  Feedback was documented on the Job Briefing form(s).

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