SAFETY CONTRACTS
At NextEra Energy, our safety focus permeates all 11 collective bargaining agreements within our family of companies. Specific provisions address:
- Safety equipment.
- Hazardous working conditions.
- Joint company-union involvement in the development of safety standards.
For example, the agreement between FPL and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council U-4 has a detailed company-union program including:
- Local Joint Advisory Safety Committees.
- Business Unit Joint Safety Committees.
- A Corporate Joint Safety Committee.
The agreement also includes a comprehensive program for serious incident investigations using a specially trained union-management team.
We're committed to maintaining a safe working environment, including using suppliers with a demonstrated commitment to safety. In general, suppliers who have a presence on company premises of 30 or more cumulative person-days within 12 months are required to comply with the requirements of NextEra Energy's Supplier Safe and Secure Workplace policy. Suppliers are expected to demonstrate an experience modification rate (EMR) for safety purposes that's equal to or better than average for their industry. An EMR is a ratio that indicates how a company's workers' compensation losses compare to those of other companies with similar classifications. We maintain specific guidelines for the implementation of these goals and invoke them as requirements within contractual agreements with our suppliers.
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