Safety Performance Excellence:
 
The Cultural Journey

Ken Sheridan, Manager, Safety and Technical Training,
Energy Delivery, E.ON U.S.

E.ON U.S. is ranked as one of the top safety performers domestically and internationally. The road to the top has involved a decade-long cultural journey for the energy company and its employees. In his keynote address, Ken Sheridan will describe the key factors that contributed to the behavioral changes of the E.ON U.S. workforce and plot their stages of development to safety success.

Sheridan is Manager, Safety and Technical Training, Energy Delivery, the E.ON U.S. distribution and retail business unit serving 1.1 million customers in Kentucky and Virginia. He has been a key influence in making E.ON U.S. one of the top utility safety performers both nationally and internationally. As a result of his influence, both Energy Delivery and E.ON U.S. have won countless awards and recognition and have been benchmarked by organizations both domestically and globally.

Sheridan’s aggressive, energetic approach to safety, combined with the implementation of behavior-based techniques, is the key to his successful impact on employees and businesses. On behalf of E.ON U.S., Sheridan has provided safety consultation to key organizations including Duquesne Light and Power; American Gas Association; Asplundh Tree Expert Company; KESH, the Albanian Power Corporation; and E.ON UK Health, Safety and Environmental. 

Sheridan began his career with E.ON U.S. subsidiary Kentucky Utilities in 1983. Among the positions he held were Safety Coordinator, Service Manager, District Manager and Operations Manager. During the merger of KU Energy Corp. and LG&E Energy Corp. (the E.ON U.S. predecessor company), Sheridan successfully combined two safety programs into today’s employee-managed safety culture. 

In his current position, Sheridan is responsible for planning and directing health, safety and wellness programs, policies and initiatives within Energy Delivery, and managing total compliance with local, state and national regulatory guidelines. Sheridan’s experience prior to LG&E/KU includes working for South Central Bell.