Keeping Everybody and Everything Safe for Today . . . and Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow by . . .
VALUING SAFETY
Tomorrow’s successes will be determined in large part – as were our past successes – by our commitment to safety, our number one core value.
Whether it is the safety of our employees, customers or the public, or the integrity of our assets (including more than 42,500 miles of pipeline), every day ONE Gas employees focus on the demands of running our natural gas system safely and reliably.
We take pride in our dedication to safety and to providing an environmentally responsible product with the most reliable service possible. This requires continual awareness on the part of our employees and prudent, ongoing investments in our pipeline system and our other facilities.
Areas of focus include occupational safety, employees’ health, safety and reliability of our distribution and transmission pipelines, and protecting the environment. While we are very proud of our safety record, we know there is always room for improvement.
Here are a few of our year one accomplishments:
- Aging asset replacement is part of our ongoing capital budget, and in 2014, ONE Gas retired or replaced approximately 475 miles of distribution and transmission facilities.
- Our employees have one of the best driving records among our peer companies. For the most recent reporting period, the company ranked in the top quartile of American Gas Association member companies.
- A safe driving recognition program rewards safe drivers of the company’s 1,900 vehicles with an opportunity to earn incentives for safe driving behaviors.
- We achieved a reduction in injuries of 15 percent in 2014 compared with 2013.
- A peer-review safety process and employee training were used to promote consistent, steady improvement in our workplace safety record.
Whether it’s the well-being of our employees . . . or the integrity of a two-inch distribution pipeline that runs through a neighborhood . . . safety is our priority.
That applies to all of our 2 million customers, the public and our employees, which is why at ONE Gas, safety is not a program but a value deeply entrenched in our culture and our operations 365 days a year.
Protecting Our Environment
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ONE Gas’ operations continue year-in and year-out, and we’re proud of our accomplishments. Among our efforts, we are accelerating the replacement of aging infrastructure, which lowers methane emissions from our pipelines. We also use environmentally friendly processes to enable us to work on our pipelines, either during pipeline replacement or during pipeline extensions, to minimize natural gas emissions.