Safety Measures

EDZ periodically work on organizing and implementing effective accident prevention programs and safety procedures for the electric distribution department personnel as well as utility business and customer services meter field services department personnel.

An employee allocated to this class is responsible for the development and implementation of safety awareness and safety procedures for employees in the covered work units. Work is performed under the general direction of the supervisors who in turn report to the responsible engineers.

EDZ plans, implements, coordinates and adopts safety programs to minimize the frequency of accidents and assure that work locations are inspected for the purpose of discovering and correcting unsafe conditions and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

EDZ utility engineers and field services personnel are trained for emergencies response with the Lebanese Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs; for fire prevention and fire fighting with the Lebanese Civil Defense fire protection services; and for the application and correct use of personnel tools and safety equipment on field with the supervision and coordination of specialized European technical experts in electric transmission and distribution networks.