Occupational safety

Sustainable occupational safety

When it comes to the basics, it is our responsibility to ensure that everyone is able to work in a safe and healthy working environment. Both the employees of Elenia and the employees of our partners must have the required qualifications and skills to perform their tasks. Safety skills are an essential part of each employee’s professional competence.

"The Safely Back Home"- safety rules tell in a simple form the occupational safety instructions already known from the law and regulations. The safety rules must always be followed at Elenia's sites, and they apply to everyone working at Elenia and to those who visit in the sites. The safety rules consist of two parts, one of which highlights the importance of a safety attitude in the occupational safety, and the other focuses on safe work practices in different tasks.

The most important thing is that everyone has the right and duty to stop work on the site if it cannot be done safely.

Safety rules visualized. — TEKO -safety rules

Safety rules -video

Sähköasentaja työvaatteissa ja tekee käsillään sydämen kuvan.

Safety is based on the right attitude

In practice, safety is implemented equally with proper PPE, site fences and signs, training, orientation, instructions, manuals and risk assessments as well as the confidence and ongoing alertness brought by experience. Common ground rules ensure a safe working environment for the employees as well as anyone in the vicinity of a site. A good professional is invested in safety through a positive attitude and performs their tasks in compliance with the safety regulations. Rules and instructions are there for the safety of everyone who builds or uses an electricity network. They are made for all of us.

Advance planning and risk assessments ensure occupational safety throughout

Occupational safety is ensured by plans that have been properly drawn up in advance and complied with as well as risk assessments. A risk assessment is performed for each task. Risk assessment begins at the planning stage and it must be performed on an ongoing basis in order for the work to progress. The purpose of a risk assessment is to alert the person performing the work to potential risks and, primarily, to eliminate their causes. If it is not possible to eliminate the risk, an alternative safe working method will be devised. A safety plan will be drawn up prior to the start of the work, indicating a safe way of working. The safety plan includes factors such as traffic control, covering excavations, site safety and ensuring the safety of outsiders.

Site supervision is everyone’s responsibility

Site safety is monitored and ensured by means of different inspections. In addition to the client and the main implementer, inspections are performed by everyone working on the site, subcontractors as well as third-party inspectors. Monitoring helps to ensure that the construction of the network is safe both for the builders and bystanders. A constructed electricity network must meet Elenia’s requirements and it must be safe to use.

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Required protective equipment on Elenia’s constructions sites

Safety helmet with a chinstrap
Safety footwear equipped with nail and toe protection
Safety goggles
Minimum class 2 high-visibility workwear
ID card including tax number, Elenia’s partner card
Other required PPE depending on the job
Visitors are also required to wear protective equipment

Our goal is that everyone working for Elenia returns home in good health every day!