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Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. Prepares for the Future
Eddie Ware becomes a Certified Loss Control Professional
DeRidder, Louisiana - BECi Safety Training Coordinator has completed an intensive program in electric utility safety and loss control. The Loss Control Internship is a series of workshops offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in conjunction with the National Utility Training & Safety Education Association. The program is designed to instruct participants in many areas related to electric utility industry safety.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 6.2 million injuries occur annually in the workplace. One of the goals of a Certified Loss Control Professional is to help ensure a safe work environment for utility workers and the public in general. Avoiding workplace accidents avoids down time and can ultimately lead to lower utility rates.
Eddie Ware is one of only a few electric utility professionals that will receive this certification. The program requires participants to complete a rigorous series of seminars and tests, a detailed course project and a 30-hour OSHA course.
Loss Control participants go through four 6-day sessions that are designed to challenge and educate participants in new, innovative safety techniques. Participants must also maintain their certificate by attending courses every year in order to stay on top of changes in the industry. Eddie Ware has been with BECi for 22 years. He and his wife, Vicki, are residents of DeRidder and have two sons, Trent and Trevin.
Eddie Ware has joined the elite. The NRECA/NUTSEA Loss Control Internship is one of the most exclusive educational programs in the nation for loss control professionals.
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