The Good Catch Program is a Safety recognition program to reinforce our commitment to “Zero is Achievable”.
On all projects, a robust process for reporting and learning from good catch events and stop-work actions should already exist. The Good Catch program is intended to encourage and reinforce these critical safety activities, by formal recognition and reward.
Good Catch: An incident in which personal injury or property damage was avoided by hazard recognition and avoidance by Koontz Electric employee.
Stop Work: A situation in which a Koontz Electric employee observes an unsafe condition or act that could affect the safety of personnel and/or property and takes immediate action to stop work, place it in a safe state, and report the event to the supervisor.
Reporting good catches and stopping unsafe work actions play a critical role in preventing incidents and helping us learn from mistakes. When we proactively focus on small events and near-misses, we gain the opportunity to correct our processes, raise awareness, and avoid unsafe behavior.
“Zero is Achievable”.
August 2022 Good Catch Award
The August Good Catch Award goes to James Russell! While walking down a yard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he noticed an energized connection was being held by a single bolt. He notified the owner so the problem could be fixed. Good...
July 2022 Good Catch Award
The July Good Catch winner is the Tangier Crew! The crew discovered a broken bull horn on a 2” bus running vertically from switch to switch on the high side & fuse. The broken bull horn allowed a lot of movement and weight to the switch parts. The bullhorn was...
May 2022 Good Catch Award
The May Good Catch Award goes to the El Dorado EHV crew! While inspecting the cable, the crew found burnt cables in the CCVT on the A phase. The burnt cable could have led to arc flash or equipment failure. Oversight was notified and ordered a new cable to be pulled...
April 2022 Good Catch Award
The April Good Catch Award goes to the Malvern Crew! The crew discovered an ungrounded control panel which could have led to shock. The control panel was grounded when a line outage was taken. Good Job To The Malvern Crew For Being Aware Of Their Surroundings!...
March 2022 Good Catch Award
The March Good Catch Award goes to Russellville Crew! While the crew was inspecting the yard, they noticed a CCVT leaning. The CCVT was sitting on a wooden pallet that was rotted. If the CCVT was to tip over it could have been a Crush Hazard and/or an...