inside your co•op
A monthly newsletter of Choctaw Electric Cooperative.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
George Burns, President Joe M. Silk, Vice President
James Woods
Mike Brewer, Secretary Treasurer Bill Woolsey
Danny Antwine Norman Ranger Marcia Wright
Becky Franks MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
Joe Harris, Chief Executive Officer Susan G. Wall, Executive Assistant Jia Johnson, Director of Public Relations Craig McBrain, Chief Financial Officer Jim Malone, Director of Operations Darrell Ward, District Supervisor
HUGO OFFICE
PO Box 758 Hwy 93 North
Hugo, Oklahoma 74743
Toll Free: (800) 780-6486 Local: (580) 326-6486 FAX (580) 326-2492
Monday-Friday • 8 am - 5 pm IDABEL OFFICE
2114 SE Washington Idabel, Oklahoma 74745
Toll Free: (800) 780-6486 Local: (580) 286-7155
Monday-Friday • 8 am - 5 pm
ANTLERS OFFICE HC 67 Box 62
Antlers, Oklahoma 74523 (One mile east of Antlers)
Toll Free: (800) 780-6486 Local: (580) 298-3201
Monday-Friday • 8 am - 5 pm On the Web:
www.choctawelectric.coop
24 Hour Outage Hotline 800-780-6486
2 | MAY 2016 | CEC Inside Your Co-op FIND IT ONLINE
Q Balance High Bills. Summer heat and winter cold can cause your bill to go up. If you'd rather avoid this unwelcome surprise, consider enrolling in CEC's average monthly payment plan. This plan averages your usage over 12 months so your bill is more predictable. Find enrollment forms online at
www.choctawelectric.coop.
ourselves and those we care about. In the spirit of May being National Electrical Safety Month, let’s take a look at how electric cooperatives have been stepping up to the plate when it comes to safety at the co-op.
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Up until 2007, there was an alarming national trend among electric co-ops, which was the fact that the number of “lost time” accidents was increasing. Lost time is defined as anything resulting in an employee missing time at work; these accidents could range from a sprained ankle to the ultimate tragedy of a fatality.
Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, which insures the vast majority of electric co-ops nationwide, initiated a campaign called a “Culture of Safety.” It was designed to create a much greater awareness about safety issues at all electric co-ops.
Through the use of strategy labs across the country, Federated brought together co-op CEOs and general managers, operations supervisors, safety directors and linemen to better understand how each group viewed safety. Differences in perceptions regarding safety within cooperatives were identified. This sparked much needed conversations and evaluations of how to raise awareness and improve local safety cultures. The “Speak Up, Listen Up program is designed to empower anyone who sees a potentially unsafe situation
MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE A Culture of Safety
e drill youngsters about safety from an early age because we know how important it is to protect
to "speak up" and encourages everyone to "listen up" to their concerns. The results have been dramatic, with more than a 30 percent decline in the number of accidents over the past nine years.
c BY JOE HARRIS HIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
At Choctaw Electric Cooperative(CEC), safety is a top priority for our employees, members, and the public-at-large. To nurture an ongoing culture of safety, CEC holds monthly safety meetings for employees. Co- op linemen routinely practice pole top rescue procedures and all of them are trained in CPR. Through CEC's safety department,
we share our safety knowledge with the public by offering free safety demonstrations and CPR classes.
As a member, you too have a role. If you see any potential dangerous situations or practices, you should report them as soon as possible to Choctaw Electric at 800-780-6486.
The success of the Culture of Safety program demonstrates an important point: If we are intentional about our actions, we can change the culture in our organizations. The same is true for our families, our teams, and any groups we may belong to.
We also know that living our cooperative principles and values is equally important. If we aren't intentional in honoring these principles and values, the co-op business model ensures that our members will hold us accountable. We've seen it happen, and the result is a "new " CEC with a renewed focus on its founding principles.
Like our culture of safety, that's something we should feel proud of.
CEC
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