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W A T E R E N E R G Y I T F F r� N ItV RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES . W& P U B L I C U T I L I l I L S Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 11, 2022 SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES SAFETY PROGRAM UPDATE ISSUE: Consider receiving an update on the Riverside Public Utilities Safety Program. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Provide a timeframe to receive regular updates from the Riverside Public Utilities Safety Program; and 2. Renew their support for RPU's Safety Program. DISCUSSION: This update on Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) Safety Program highlights the department's strong emphasis for the safety of all RPU's team members. RPU considers safety to be essential for success in accomplishing our mission. Through our values of teamwork, integrity, professionalism, and safety, the Safety Team, with the support of the RPU Executive Team, promotes a strong safety culture at all levels of RPU. To support safety, the RPU Safety Team has clear objectives, effective processes, and shares information using an improved safety dashboard. By providing tools, training, and programs throughout the year, RPU strives to ensure that all team members have the necessary knowledge, skills, and support to work safely. Creating a safety culture at RPU begins and ends with the 500+ employees who provide safe and reliable water and electric service to our customers. RPU team members do this every day, which is why they often have the best ideas for how to work more safely. In 2022, RPU adopted a utility - wide safety coordinator approach to staffing our safety program. Five staff from RPU were assigned as safety coordinators within their respective divisions. These assignments will create a more engaged safety culture across RPU. In the last four years, RPU Safety has reported below the national average for OSHA reporting injuries of 8.26 in similar organizations. RPU's reporting yearly average is comparable with the average reported from Publicly -Owned Utilities, Public Agency of Safety Management for local utilities, and the American Public Power Authority averages for recordable injuries in organizations similar to RPU.