RP 3 Webinar Series: Safety Overview of the Safety Section of the RP 3 application April 20 th, :30pm -2:30pm ET

Presenters for this Webinar Jon Beasley Director of Training & Safety, Electric Cities of Georgia Rick Aguilar Director of Job Training & Safety, Kansas Municipal Utilities APPA RP 3 Staff Christina Ospina, Energy and Environmental Services Assistant Alex Hofmann, Director of Energy and Environmental Services

Review Panel 2 - Large utilities 2 - Medium utilities 2 - Small utilities 1 - JAA/SA 1 – Reliability Representative 1 – Safety Representative 1 – System Improvement Representative 2 - Human Resources Representatives 2 - T&D Officers 2 – Safety Officers 2 - System Planning Officers Total = 18 member Review Panel of your peers

What is RP 3 ? Reliable Public Power Provider (RP 3 ) program Peer-evaluation of a utility’s reliability, safety, work force development, and system improvement initiatives. Two main goals: 1.Help public power utilities perform an operational self-check by benchmarking on a national level 2.National recognition of the excellent service our utilities provide to – customers, their community leaders, state and federal regulatory agencies, and members of Congress

How does the RP 3 Program Operate? RP 3 is an application based program supervised by the RP 3 Review Panel. The Panel meets twice in the fall (October and December) to review all of the applications, and once in the spring (during the E&O) for a business meeting.

Safety – 25% Criteria Area SectionQuestionSubject of Question Maximum Point Value Safety 25% A – Safety Manual A1 Safety Manual Use 2 A2 Safety Manual Directive 2 B – Safe Work Practices B1 Regular Safety Meetings 3 B2 Safety Rule Enforcement Policy 2 B3 Documented Job Briefings 2 B4 Safety Orientation Practice 1 B5 Accident Investigations 2 B6 Management Participation 2 B7 OSHA Refresher Training 2 B8 Automated External Defibrillators 1 B9 ARC Hazard Assessments 2 B10 Disaster Drills 2 C – Benchmarking C1 Safety Index Benchmarking 2

Safety Overview Safety Manual – Use, adoption, and directive Safety Work Practices – Regular safety meetings, AED’s, arc hazard, disaster drills, etc. Benchmarking – APPA Safety Award or OSHA 300

II.A.1 – Safety Manual Use

a II.A.2 – Safety Manual Directive

II.B.1 – Regular Safety Meetings (1/2)

II.B.1 – Regular Safety Meetings (2/2)

II.B.2 – Safety Rule Enforcement Policy

II.B.3 – Required Job Briefings

II.B.4 – Safety Orientation Practice

II.B.5 – Accident Investigations

II.B.6 – Management Participation

II.B.7 – OSHA Refresher Training

II.B.8 – Automated External Defibrillators

II.B.9 – Arc Hazards Assessments

II.B.10 – Disaster Drills (1/2)

II.B.10 – Disaster Drills (2/2)

II.C.1 – Safety Index Benchmarking

Review & Application Process Applications due: September 30, 2016 Review Panel Taskforce: mid October 2016 Requests for clarification/information is sent to applicants: November 2016 Final Review: December 2016 Applicants receive notification of their application’s outcome: January/February 2017 Official award/announcement: APPA’s Engineering and Operations Conference in San Antonio, TX May 7-10, 2017

Where to Start 1.Register for the online Application System Visit PublicPower.org/RP3 and click on the Application sectionPublicPower.org/RP3 2.Read the RP 3 Application Guide All sections and RP 3 questions are explained 3.Assign one point person that will submit the application Many users can contribute to the application! 4.Complete each section Small utility may ask for help on specific sections from state association or joint action agency Large utility may divide the sections among different departments 5.Save and finalize each question, and Submit your full application Make sure to submit by September 30 th

RP 3 References Visit PublicPower.org/RP3PublicPower.org/RP3 Call/ other RP3 designated utilities Preview their application or just ask general questions (full list of designees is on the website) your questions to Call us: , Engineering Services – Webinars are recorded and can be accessed online

Next RP 3 Webinar Workforce Development Thursday, April 28th 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST Don’t forget to register!register