Safety Trainings

Every new employee undergoes a safety onboarding training program on their first day of work. Training topics are discussed for at least 30 mins each week as a safety refresh for all employees. Topics include vehicle and equipment safety, such as chainsaw safety, safety around heavy machinery and winter driving. Weather conditions such as natural disaster preparedness, wildfire safety and heat illness. As well as wildlife awareness training for hazardous plants, insect bites, canines and reptiles.

Employees Collectively

- 8,260 hours of weekly safety training - 564 hours of cyber security training - A total of 25 hours of safety training per employee annually - Average Quarterly Safety Quiz Scores of 90%

Geotab & Lytx

The CNUC team employs Geotab, a fleet monitoring system that uses telematics and GPS technology and hardware which evaluates driver safety regarding seatbelts, speeding, idle time, harsh braking and harsh cornering, as well as backing up, specifically backing up when leaving. Lytx is a dash camera solution CNUC uses that grants managers an extra set of eyes within the cab of a vehicle. A set of two lens capture internal and external (forward facing) footage. Video footage can be reviewed and coached to improve driver safety and identify opportunities within the fleet to correct, improve unsafe behavior, as well as recognize drivers when exemplary behavior is exhibited. As an incentive, each month an employee with the saftest driving rating receives a Safety Award as Driver of the Month. As an additional incentive through the Safety Stewardship Recognition program, all employees that were incident free receive a special gift.

52% REDUCTION IN UNSAFE DRIVING METRICS IN 2021

Employee Survey Safety Statistics

SAFETY: 3.04 annual incident rate

We want to make sure we are doing everything in our power to provide a safe work environment and make sure employees have all the necessary equipment and training to work safely. Questions on our survey regarding safety were some of the highest scoring. This is an area where CNUC will not cut corners or take unnecessary risks. Our expectation is that all of our employees feel the same way. We continued this commitment by putting a safety manager in place, and we fully believe we will take the next positive step in our safety program in future years.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: nearly 90% of employees report a positive experience with CNUC’s focus on safety, training, and care of employee well-being.

How our employees feel about our training and development programs was a strong takeaway from our annual employee survey. Safety, Knowledge, Teamwork, Innovation and Excellence are all core values of CNUC. Our ability to live by these core values is tied to how well we train and develop each of our employees. We are continuously reviewing our training programs, looking for ways to develop each member of our team professionally. Based on survey results, employees agree that we are doing a pretty good job in this area. That said, we continue to look for ways to train and develop each employee as they move forward in their careers as consulting utility foresters.

Safety Steward Award

At CNUC, we like to say safety doesn’t happen by accident. In fact, it’s our safety slogan. It Person’s Name CONGRATULATIONS TO for upholding safety and going the year without incident in our Safety Steward Recognition Program 2021 helps keep us accountable for our own safety and that of others, or as we call it - being Derek Vannice President and COO Bill Spencer Safety Manager a safety steward. Safety is our top value, and it requires a strong commitment, continuous learning, and participation from every member of the team to build a culture of safety. CNUC is proud to recognize 232 individuals for ending 2021 incident-free. Recipients received a certificate and Safety Steward sticker.

Safe Driver of the Month

The Safe Driver of the Month award honors and recognizes employees who demonstrate the highest level of safety and awareness when behind the wheel. The Safe Driver of the Month is awarded to the driver that traveled the greatest number of miles throughout the month with the best overall driver analytics and safety scorecard. Each awardee has their picture taken for the CNUC monthly update where it is posted to social media, and the driver is then honored and recognized during the allhands safety call at the end of the month.

Rewarding Success

The Rewarding Success Program recognizes employees who exhibit the values of CNUC in an exemplary manner with safety being our top value. 68 CNUC employees were recognized through this program in 2021.

CPR & First Aid

CPR and first aid training is encouraged and reimbursed for employees to receive their certification and maintain their certification in these trainings. CNUC team members are trainers.