Safety
Stopping slips
Slippery conditions come every year, causing slips that lead to absences from work. The Best Practices material instructs worksites to plan for slip prevention.
12.12.2024
Slippery conditions come every year, causing slips that lead to absences from work. The Best Practices material instructs worksites to plan for slip prevention.
The Lake Line from Vaala to Joroinen is being reinforced. As the new transmission line runs mainly alongside the existing 400 kV line, the people working on the site must pay special attention to induced voltage and additional earthing.
The human factor is a mindset – a perspective from which we analyse and develop occupational safety. The key is understanding human activity to identify how different factors affect work performance and success at work.
On an Aurora Line worksite nearly 50 kilometres long, the conditions can change daily. Therefore, even if the work phase feels familiar, safety must be assured every time the team starts work. Adherence to the safety plan and ongoing risk assessment are part of the everyday work on this demanding site.
More occupational accidents leading to absences happened on Fingrid’s worksites in 2023 than in the previous year, and the frequency of occupational accidents increased slightly. The number of serious occupational accidents decreased compared to the previous year.
During working hours, your employer is responsible for safety and providing the appropriate equipment, but at home and during your leisure time, your safety is your responsibility. Stay out of trouble by
thinking ahead and planning.
Fingrid’s employees and partners often need to travel the country by road. Safe drivers make sensible choices and obey traffic laws.
Fingrid arranges occupational safety training for its employees and service providers. In August, training groups practised rescuing people stuck in confined spaces at reserve power plants.
With many working groups operating side-by-side on a main grid worksite, everyone must know exactly what work is underway and
which stage it has reached. Since the start of June, it has been mandatory to announce the need for additional earthing – this is one of the steps Fingrid has taken to ensure safety.
The Network Code for Emergency and Restoration (NC ER) was prepared by the European Commission to prevent disturbances from spreading and causing blackouts and ensure that the system can be swiftly restored to normal operation.