Arkansas EMCC Contractor JHA Workshop

Today C. Summers & John Ashley attended a quarterly JHA meeting at Entergy H.Q. in Little Rock. The meeting covered 100% fall protection, E.P.Z. grounding, emergency response orientation, recent safety alert bulletins, and torque specifications on connections. Lasting only four hours the meeting was brief but informative. The group agreed to using torque wrenches for tightening bolts to spec. upon Entergy’s request. There will be a torque specification plan with more detail in the near future. A round table discussion on job site hazzards and mitigations concluded the day. Everyone was reminded to drive safely on the way home.

System Security Update

Today employees completed an information systems audit.  Once a year A.S.I. reviews and updates all computers and information systems.   In addition to monthly and regular software updates the system security audit includes the reviewing of file backup procedures and employee user ID and password updating.  Antivirus, spyware, keylogger, malware, intrusion detection, and IP tracking programs were checked on all systems.  Subscription software on all computers was renewed and full system file scans were completed.

September Work Hours

Ashley Substation reported 1945 man hours for the month of September, 2007.  Locations for work included Dumas Substation, Independence power plant, and the Palm Street Substation in Little Rock.  The number of hours reported does not include office and clerical work hours.  Each month A.S.I. reports the number of hours worked while contracting for Entergy Arkansas, Inc.  in an ongoing effort to examine and maintain a safe and responsible work environment.  The reported hours are used to figure major indexes of work safety.  A.S.I. has adopted Entergy’s motto of “target zero accidents” and is proud to be associated with the nations leader in contractor safety.