SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group recently
attained safety records without lost-time injury (LTI) in its hydropower
facilities in Isabela and Benguet. This achievement marks a significant
milestone for SNAP Group, which inaugurated the 8.5 Maris hydroelectric power
plant in Ramon, Isabela earlier this year.
The Ambuklao
hydro has recorded LTI-free man-hours of 2,019,493 since April 2012, its
running best record; Binga has attained 1,581,616 hours since October 2013;
and Magat has achieved 1,019,008 hours LTI-free since March 2015.
“This speaks
to SNAP’s commitment to the highest standards of workplace safety,” SNAP
President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph S. Yu said. “More importantly, it
reflects our team’s dedication to ensuring the safety of each team member who
works in our plants.”
Over the past
decade, SNAP has implemented policies and programs to ensure its continuing
commitment to keeping its employees, contractors, and host communities safe.
Earlier this year, SNAP-Benguet passed the certification audit of its
Integrated Management System (IMS), which includes ISO 9001:2015 Quality
Management System and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, as well
as the surveillance audit of the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety
Management System. SNAP-Magat is up for IMS re-certification in September
of this year.
SNAP’s
Safety, Health, Environment, Security and Quality (SHESQ) team recently
relaunched its reporting system for accidents and near misses, Report of
Unwanted Occurrences, through a digital platform called eRUO. The system
fosters a sense of personal responsibility and empowers all employees to be
aware and proactive about reporting unsafe or potentially unsafe work
conditions.
Other proactive
approaches to safety are Take 5, a five-step process that encourages all
personnel to stop, think and carefully consider the impact to safety before
engaging in any task. Teams also hold daily or weekly toolbox meetings to
discuss safety, health, or environmental concerns and matters on the planned
activities for the day or week. Safety Share, launched in 2017, is a three- to
five-minute discussion about safety, health, and environmental topics at the
beginning of a meeting, covering general information on safety, health, and
environment, lessons learned from any incidents, or best practices. These
initiatives are implemented across all SNAP facilities, including its corporate
office in Manila.
Promoting
safety as a value also extends to its host communities. SNAP continues to
partner with the municipal and barangay local government units and partner
agencies on annual emergency drills and training programs for dam and water
safety.
“These and
other initiatives serve to reduce risk and reinforce safety as a corporate
value and as a culture, making each employee an advocate,” Yu said. “We’re
proud to achieve this milestone, and we’ll work continually to maintain the
highest standards and make sure that our facilities remain a safe place to
work.”
SNAP Group is
a joint venture between SN Power and Aboitiz Power. It owns and operates
the 360-MW Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant located on the border of Isabela and
Ifugao, the 8.5-MW Maris Hydroelectric Power Plant in Isabela, as well
as the 105-MW Ambuklao Hydroelectric Power Plant and the 140-MW Binga
Hydroelectric Power Plant in the province of Benguet.
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