Keeping Our Communities Safe

Creating a safe environment for our customers and communities is as important to us as the safety of our employees. PG&E continues to have a comprehensive Public Safety Information Program that focuses on increasing awareness about the safe and proper use of gas and electricity, as well as helping to keep those working around utility lines safe from harm.

This program distributes user-friendly materials in multiple languages to convey important safety messages. We also identify creative and attractive ways to provide these materials to our target populations.

Some examples of our programs and 2006 activities include:

SafeKids School Safety Program. Over the past seven years, PG&E has provided free safety education materials to teachers in more than 85 percent of the schools in our service area. This past year alone, more than 800,000 students in almost 5,300 elementary and middle school classrooms received our materials. Teachers regularly comment that the materials are fun and effective in helping them teach their students the importance of gas and electric safety.

Contractor and Agricultural Worker Outreach. PG&E continues to provide safety training materials to contractors and agricultural workers throughout our service area. These materials include bilingual brochures, posters and videos. Over the past five years, more than 140,000 contractors and 60,000 agricultural workers have received these materials through their employers. In addition, PG&E continues to work with trade associations and safety groups statewide to help distribute safety information directly to their members.

Providing Nuclear Power Safely and Reliably for the Benefit of Our Customers

Emergency Preparedness. PG&E works closely with organizations like the Red Cross and local city emergency preparedness councils to provide brochures and other materials that help explain how to prepare for an earthquake, how and when to shut off utilities, and why it's necessary to have an emergency kit beforehand. These efforts have been highly valued by the organizations, as well as by the people, receiving the information.

For our efforts, PG&E continues to be identified by regulators and our peer utilities as having a "best-in-class" public safety information program.