ATLANTA, July 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
Company has earned the 2016 Industry Excellence Award for Safety
from the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) for the company's "SO
Safe" employee competition – a collaborative internal effort that
generated more than 900 ideas to improve safety for the company and
industry. SEE, an association of investor-owned electric utility
companies, recognized Southern Company at an awards ceremony
Wednesday, June 29 in New Orleans.
"The SO Safe competition was a natural extension of our
company's commitment to ensuring the safety and health of all our
employees," said Southern Company Chief Operating Officer
Kimberly S. Greene. "Our employees
together generated hundreds of innovative ideas to improve the most
important part of our business – keeping the hard-working men and
women of Southern Company safe."
SO Safe was launched in 2015 as an internal competition
challenging employees to critically assess Southern Company's
safety performance. The competition was designed to bolster the
company's long-standing commitment to a culture of safety by
institutionalizing an inventive spirit and encouraging
collaboration across the enterprise.
Every employee across the system was invited to vote and provide
rigorous feedback on the more than 900 ideas submitted, which
culminated in six winners. The winning ideas are now moving to
pilot stage for further development and possible implementation.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company,
with 44,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion
cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput
volume serving 9 million electric and gas utility customers through
its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and
affordable energy through electric utilities in four states,
natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive
generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a
nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as
well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company
brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability
and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through
an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and
its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by
developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including
carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and
energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the
benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S.
Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs
magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50
Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise
magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and
designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The
company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History
from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and
commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among
the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric
and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at
www.southerncompany.com.
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