Safety
The Crystal-Clear Line in practice
The coronavirus pandemic in the spring did not hold back Fingrid’s work to instil the principle of Crystal-Clear Lines on worksites. So far, the only experiences have been positive.
18.9.2020
The coronavirus pandemic in the spring did not hold back Fingrid’s work to instil the principle of Crystal-Clear Lines on worksites. So far, the only experiences have been positive.
The upheaval wrought by the coronavirus became immediately apparent on worksites in March. However, it is not possible to significantly alter the working methods used for practical work that cannot be done remotely.
The resurgence in coronavirus infection rates in August had partly been foreseen and led to companies reviewing their past and future pandemic practices. Eltel Networks’ Quality Manager, Seppo Rytilä, is satisfied with the way the company came through the exceptional circumstances.
Fingrid’s main grid encompasses over 14,000 kilometres of transmission lines and more than 100 substations. The operation of electrical installations and electrical work in such installation was the responsibility of Pasi Lehtonen until 2019. As the proportion of Fingrid’s own electrical work began to increase and Lehtonen was approaching retirement, it was time to begin the process of handing down all the essential but unrecorded knowledge to the new people in charge of electrical work and of the operation of electrical installations.
The most interesting topic at Fingrid’s occupational safety seminar, which was held in November, was the new areas of responsibilities for occupational safety. The panel discussion revealed a wide range of viewpoints from people in various roles within the industry. The people involved in the discussion agreed that developing was heading in the right direction.
Fingrid conducts audits to ensure that its occupational safety and other corporate responsibility requirements are met in the factories comprising its procurement chain around the world. Any deviations detected during audits are addressed in collaboration with the factories and contractors.
Fingrid’s occupational safety seminar at the end of last year featured a wide range of perspectives on the occupational safety culture. The main theme was clarifying and redefining occupational safety responsibilities.
At Fingrid’s occupational safety seminar, Veli-Pekka Nurmi, Director of the Safety Investigation Authority, spoke about how attitudes can affect the creation of a safe working culture.
In October and November, Fingrid ran its familiar safety observation campaign for people working on Fingrid’s sites. In 2019, the campaign aimed to collect high-quality observations to enable occupational safety improvements.
The boundaries between the responsibility for occupational safety and ensuring safety can sometimes be indistinct for the client and supplier. The successful management, leadership and development of occupational safety requires that both parties are aware of their responsibility and tasks related to it. On the basis of feedback from suppliers, Fingrid began a project entitled Crystal-Clear Line in August 2019 to improve and maintain a high standard of occupational safety.