{"id":688100,"date":"2022-09-22T09:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nisource-recognized-for-implementing-industry-leading-safety-management-system\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T09:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:13:27","slug":"nisource-recognized-for-implementing-industry-leading-safety-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nisource-recognized-for-implementing-industry-leading-safety-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"NiSource Recognized for Implementing Industry-leading Safety Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n <\/span>, Sept. 22, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI), one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States<\/span>, has been recognized by LRQA \u2013 a leading global provider of professional engineering and technology services \u2013 for achieving conformance certification in the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 1173 for its Safety Management System (SMS).<\/p>\n

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NiSource is only the second energy provider in the world to achieve this distinction.<\/p>\n

“As one of the first energy providers to be early adopters of SMS, this is a significant milestone for NiSource and it reinforces our commitment to keeping our customers, communities and employees safe each day,” said Bill Jefferson<\/span>, EVP of Operations and Chief Safety Officer with NiSource. “This achievement marks an important turning point in NiSource’s safety journey, but we are not done. We are on the right path and remain focused on maturing and enhancing our safety culture, vision and goals.”<\/p>\n

Safety Management at NiSource and its subsidiaries is an integrated approach to reducing risk, and it provides a framework for the company’s operating model. The goal is to ensure the NiSource organization is focused on operational rigor, continuous improvement and to effectively enable SMS.<\/p>\n

“This recognition is one that was earned by the entire NiSource organization, its employees and business partners,” Jefferson adds. “As we challenge our thinking and find ways to work better, being certified in SMS is not an end goal, but rather an indicator that we’re on the right path.”<\/p>\n

Under the company’s approach to SMS, all NiSource employees are asked to live the “Core 4” behavioral values in their everyday work, which includes:<\/p>\n