February 26, 2010

PHOTO CAPTION: PowerSouth employees receive awards for their departments’ dedication to safety in 2009.

ANDALUSIA, ALA. – PowerSouth’s inside employees have again proven their awareness and dedication to safety — the company’s number one corporate value — by completing a full year without a lost time injury, which means no employee within this group has missed work due to an injury suffered on the job. Collectively, 358,956 safe hours were worked by multiple departments at the corporate headquarters in Andalusia, Ala.

“All our employees are to be commended for their commitment to safety,” said PowerSouth President and CEO Gary Smith at a Feb. 23 luncheon honoring the employees’ achievements. “All our corporate values are important, but without safety, reliability and affordability don’t matter much. PowerSouth employees continue to set the standard for safety excellence in our industry. While we are all proud of the safety record, we are even more pleased about the fact our employees go home uninjured to their families every day.”

Departments celebrating the safety milestone include: Bulk Power Services, Communications, Customer Response, Economic Development, Energy Control, Energy Resources, Environmental Services, Finance and Accounting, Financial Planning, Fuels, Human Resources, Information Systems, Legal Services, Member Services, President and CEO Staff, Procurement Services and T&D Planning and Reliability.

PowerSouth boasts an impressive safety record, with a Recordable Incident Rate of 1.84 for 2009, compared to a national average of 3.6. The company’s Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART) rate is 0.0, compared to a national average of 1.8.

“Our employees work together to carry out our safety program,” said PowerSouth Safety Manager Buddy Manring. “Our good safety record is only possible through their combined efforts and dedication to working safely.”

 

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About PowerSouth:

PowerSouth serves the wholesale energy needs of 16 electric cooperatives and four municipal electric systems in Alabama and northwest Florida, with more than a million consumers in 39 Alabama and 10 Florida counties. PowerSouth is dedicated to providing reliable energy at the lowest possible cost to its members.

 

For more information:

Mark Ingram, Corporate Communication Manager

334.427.3330

mark.ingram@powersouth.com

www.powersouth.com

 

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