SAFETY AS A VALUE, NOT AN OBLIGATION
At COTESA, Health and Safety is a value shared across every project, every employee and every level of the company. Talking about safety here means going beyond regulatory standards and the strictly legal mindset that so often drives this field.
We have been in the market since 1997 without a single fatal accident, working in specialized, high-risk activities, and we have held an Integrated Management System certified since 2015, always striving for excellence.
OUR ENTIRE HISTORY
POWER SECTOR
IN THE FIELD
OUR CARE
CERTIFIED SINCE 2015
Our Integrated Management System is certified to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 45001 (Health and Safety): the formal foundation on which we build a culture that goes far beyond the requirements.
PSEP: SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND PEOPLE
In 2024 we launched our biggest initiative in this field: PSEP, our values-based safety culture program.
The program has delivered significant results in reducing and sustaining our safety indicators and it stands on a set of fundamental pillars.
THE PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM
Dedicated QHSE management
A dedicated Quality, Health, Safety and Environment team, responsible for the discipline and the continuous evolution of the subject across every contract.
Active engagement of senior leadership
- Annual management review by senior leadership
- Monthly results meeting with senior leadership
- Monthly QHSE and Fleet steering committee
- Bimonthly follow-up by the Board
Internal education program with HR
- Development program for supervisors and managers
- In-house training and certification for live-line teams and transmission line maintainers
- Minimum requirements and training for field teams
Communication and lessons learned
- Weekly open dialogue with the whole company, led by QHSE and the Technical Board
- Lessons learned shared from accidents and high-potential incidents (HIPO)
- Cascade-model safety culture communication program
Robust processes
- Robust work release and authorization system (permits, work orders and preliminary risk analyses)
- Corporate maintenance planning (PCM) and engineering support teams
- Documented technical and QHSE procedures
- Golden Rules
- Stop-work authority policy
- Incident investigation process
- Emergency response program and a culture of regular drills
- Leadership walks
- Guardian Program
SAFETY IN THE FIELD
Continuous training, drills and procedures applied where the operation happens.
HEALTH AND SAFETY IS A VALUE IN EVERY PROJECT
Get to know an operation and maintenance model that treats safety as non-negotiable.