OREANDA-NEWS. June 24, 2008. For the first time in work of the competition commission for uniform supply for controllers participated hose who will wear it - the staff of Network Company of the power holding. Controllers delegated by colleagues from branches of Company to this important event took active participation in selection of best clothing for work.

Competition was arranged by department of production control and accident prevention of the Company and division of metals, construction materials and auxiliary materials "PPTK, Ltd". The services were offered by four companies - Kazan "URSU. S - Kazan. LTD", "ODUS. Ltd", JSC "Vostok - Servis - Kazan" and "Textil. Ltd" from Republic of Chuvashia.

Competition commission was headed by Albert Zakirov, Deputy Chairman for Republicаn Committee of "Electro - Trade Union" of Republic of Tatarstan of Public association - All-Russia "Electro-Trade-Union" and Oleg Zverev - Deputy General Director of JSC "Network Company" for metering and transfer of electricity. On Competition results were selected and registered the samples of winter and summer sets of clothing. The "PPTK, Ltd" will sign the contract and inform the branches of JSC "Network Company" оf changes in the nomenclature. Supplies of new uniform will start already on 4 quarter of 2008. The sets supplied to branches of JSC "Network Company" will be done in corporate style of JSC "Tatenergo".

In opinion by Oleg Zverev, this tender means that JSC "Network Company" strives to create for the staff the safe and comfortable working environment. Use of quality safety means will allow to reduce the risk of emergencies and traumatism of staff - he said.

Director for utilization of modern safety facilities of JSC "Vostok-Servis - Kazan" Faina Gazizova, said that for the first time participated in such competition and was happy to talk to specialists wearing the uniform supplied by the Company. "Due to requests made by Albina Aliullova from Buinsk REN we made for ourselves the conclusions and will be happy to participate in further alike competitions", - she said.

Controllers is a new profession for the Network Company of power holding. Because of changes in laws, the detection of losses of electricity since September 1, 2005 is transferred to grid entities, including to JSC "Network Company" was transferred the staff of controllers whose task is fighting the electricity thefts. The staff was transferred in full from "Energosbyt" in 2006 when in JSC "Network Company" was connected the JSC "Tatelektroset".

To date 387 controllers of the 83 women work in the Company. In 2007 they pursued training in special program in NNOU Povolzhski Regional Center for staff training (PRTSPK) "Energetik". Lectures heard by them re devoted to basics of electro- techniques and power supply, organization of work in the company, basics of tariff making, losses and thefts, rules of reporting the data - the routine work by controllers. Besides as past of training the controllers heard the legal course in work with consumers and provision of personal safety.

In 2007 changed the conditions of payments for work and compensations to controllers. Now they are directly interested in results of work. Controllers daily provide financial and technical well-being in power system. Failures to pay, voluntary connecting, change of scheme of current transformers, forged meters - not full list of regular detected faults aimed at reduced metering of consumed energy.

The problems of controllers are the uniform and transport. In JSC "Network Company" started solving them. In 2007 in EC "Energoprogress" were certified the work stations of controllers. Now pursuant to recommendations the Company further improves the labor conditions for this area staff including the purchase of uniform, convenient to wear and aesthetical and hygienic.