This week, we are taking time out to acknowledge a significant accomplishment – Four Years without a lost-time/recordable injury at Genera Energy. Zero! In the business of biomass feedstock supply, not a day goes by without hazards popping up in the workplace – from our production fields with a sorghum or miscanthus harvest to processing [...]
No one can predict the date, time or place of an emergency. That makes it critical to plan and prepare for any emergency situation. Emergencies can be caused by many things, weather, people, machines, different situations or places. Here at Genera Energy, we strive to ensure that we have the best policies and procedures in [...]
Agricultural tasks must be conducted with the safety of the worker as the paramount guiding factor. This is no more true than in pesticide application on dedicated energy crops. Managers must evaluate each activity and ask themselves an appropriate series of questions before they get to the field. My earlier post began the discussion by [...]
At Genera Energy, we are committed to providing a safe work environment for our employees. All employees working in feedstock production will undergo an extensive training program before handling or applying restricted use pesticides. By law, it is only required that the acting supervisor be a certified applicator, however Genera feels that redundancy in pesticide [...]
At Genera Energy Inc. a key factor in our proprietary Supply ASSURE™ system is the safe and efficient transportation of the biomass energy crop. Thousands of tons of biomass will be transported along state and federal highways each year. There are three basic areas when reviewing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) regulations: state laws, federal laws [...]
Genera Energy believes that the training and development of our employees is vital to the success of our company in the ever changing biomass supply industry. Training and development can be initiated for an employee or group of employees for many reasons. A few of these reasons include when performance improvement is needed, as part [...]
At Genera Energy, we always make safety a top priority. However, no matter how much we train and prepare, bad things can still happen. Unexpected incidents can include injuries or health emergencies with visitors or employees, accidents related to equipment or could be caused by other factors, such as weather. […]
A well-executed new employee orientation program is not only helpful for the employee, but also benefits the company. Helping new hires become familiar with the company and their new coworkers is a vital part of creating a successful partnership. […]
In any biomass handling operation, bins or silos will be utilized for some type of storage or processing. These types of structures generally have areas either inside the structure itself or an area associated with the conveyance in and out of the structure that is defined as a confined space. A confined space is an [...]
Most companies have a safety incentive program. In theory, it makes sense: reward your employees for staying safe. But what we’ve come to learn is that how you administer your incentive program and the factors you base your results on make all the difference in the world. Even OSHA has weighed in on the subject, [...]
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