Saudi Electricity grows -- and so does its safety record

Saudi Electric Company (SEC) recently announced that it has improved its safety and vocational health record at all its sectors and work sites for the third straight year. The company reduced work accidents by 16% during 2016 compared 2015.
 
The number of workplace accidents has gone down despite the number of workplace employees and workplace areas rising. SEC achieved vast expansion in its facilities including distribution networks, transmission plants and production plants to meet the rapid growth in all regions of Saudi Arabia.
 
Senior Vice President for General Services Ayesh Al-Shammari stated that the company has achieved success in this arena by applying the international safety program in the field of security, safety and vocational health management. The company launched this program in 2014 and it has transformed the way SEC operates.
 
Of note are two awards the company has won that showcase these efforts. SEC was crowned in 2016 with the Best Social Responsibility Award at the Customer Experience Management Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company also earned the Customer Experience Management Summit award 2016 in Dubai for its electricity security and safety system.