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Castries, March 7, 2022<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Mechanic Helper Mr. Ignatius \u201cIggy\u201d Mathurin is the 2021 St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) Safety Champion. He was awarded the Company\u2019s 2021 Health and Safety Award for the work he does to keep the Generation plant where he is based, sanitized in keeping with COVID-19 protocols and his willingness to assist the Health and Safety Committee. Of the recognition, he said \u201cI was surprised, so very surprised and happy. I even cried a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n Ignatius Mathurin<\/p><\/div>\n He also spoke of his commitment to the task at hand.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter my supervisor told me that as part of the Company\u2019s response to COVID-19, I would have to sanitize the department where I work, I made the adjustment and did what I had to do. I\u2019m very happy to do it because we have to protect each other.\u201d<\/p>\n The award was handed out on March 1, the start of Health and Safety Month at LUCELEC. For the second consecutive year, the month opened with a virtual ceremony. This year marks 26 years since LUCELEC designated March its safety month. It is a time for new and refresher training that ensures employees and contractors perform their duties in the safest way possible. During the month, sessions provide best practices for working safely, as well as for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s theme is, \u201cBuilding resilience and Sustainability in Workplace Health and Safety\u201d. Notwithstanding it was a virtual event, the opening ceremony had all the trappings of an in-person one. That included an address from LUCELEC Managing Director Trevor Louisy who commended team members for their service delivery and safety record especially in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the country and Company.<\/p>\n \u201cWe recognize the many challenges brought about or exacerbated by the pandemic, but we are thankful that we were still able to keep our doors open with minimal disruption to our services and impact to our staff and customers. We had to adapt and change in order to navigate through the challenges faced. Credit must go to our dedicated workers for our resolve and performance, particular the front line workers, who continued to work diligently, facing the risk of the COVID-19 virus in addition to the other normal risks and challenges in the various operational areas,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Mr. Louisy was also satisfied with the Company\u2019s 2021 Safety Performance. While one reported workplace incident towards the tail end of the year kept the Company from achieving a hat trick of zero occupational injuries (there were no reported incidents in 2019 and 2020) \u2013 its record surpassed the standard that can be expected in the electric utility industry.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are lessons learnt every time there is an injury or lost time incident at the workplace particularly for any accident that was preventable. Everyone\u2019s health and safety performance counts and affects how we perform as an organization. This is a call for us to renew our commitment and responsibility to work safely with an attitude towards exemplary safety performance and a safety culture transcending all of our operations. Everyone must bind together to maintain the culture of safety first.\u201d<\/p>\n This call to action was repeated by Featured Speaker Dr. Caius Alfred, an expert in Leadership and Church growth. He said, while the onus is on the Company to lead from the top and put things in place for the health and safety of employees \u2013 it is each person\u2019s personal responsibility to safeguard his or her own health.<\/p>\n \u201cBe aware of your surroundings,\u201d he cautioned. \u201cAnd pay attention. Use health tips to ensure proper health and to protect your mental and physical health. Take regular breaks to rejuvenate yourself and be more productive. Wear safety gear. Be sober to ensure judgment is not impaired and take your own personal responsibility to reduce stress. Monitor emotional reaction to situations, learn to respect yourself and maintain composure. Be focused and persistent and sustain your efforts despite challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n The launch ended with LUCELEC Chief Engineer Gilroy Pultie leading all present in reciting the \u201cGo Zero Pledge\u201d \u2013 a commitment to working and staying safe and to zero reportable injuries or accidents.<\/p>\n -ends-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Castries, March 7, 2022 \u2013 Mechanic Helper Mr. Ignatius \u201cIggy\u201d Mathurin is the 2021 St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.svg","month_date":"Mar","day_date":"7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ignatius-Mathurin-300x209.jpg\")