PIC Employees Receive Kentucky Governor’s Safety and Health Award

GHENT, Ky. (May 13, 2010) - PIC employees working at Kentucky Utilities Company’s Ghent Generating Facility received the Governor’s Safety and Health award today for working more than 274,000 labor hours - over five years - without a lost-time injury or illness. 

“Today we honor the men and women of the Ghent maintenance crew.  They continue to demonstrate the importance of each employee’s efforts and show how their combined actions result in a safer and healthier working environment for all,” said Beverley Rodgers, Director of Environmental Health and Safety at PIC.  “Their commitment to workplace safety is reflected not only in this achievement, but in their attitudes and actions every day.”

The Governor’s Safety and Health award recognizes organizations that have accomplished a minimum number of labor hours without a lost-time incident.  Presented annually by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, this award promotes safety and health awareness in the workplace as well as encourages further safety and health program development. 

“Achieving this milestone reinforces our commitment to the safety of our entire workforce,” said Ralph Bowling, Vice President of Power Production for E.ON U.S., parent of KU.  “With PIC, we have a great partner in safety and appreciate thier shared dedication to the well-being of every employee and customer.”

Ghent Generating Facility is KU’s largest coal-fired power facility with a nominal plant generating capacity of 2,000 megawatts, which accounts for approximately 60 percent of KU’s coal-fired electricity.  PIC has provided maintenance and auxilliary outage support to Ghent since 2005.

E.ON U.S., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a subsidiary of E.ON, the world’s largest investor-owned energy services provider.  E.ON U.S. is a diversified energy services company that owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a regulated utility that serves 321,000 natural gas and 396,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties, and Kentucky Utilities Company, a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Ky., that serves 545,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.