American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report

24 Work Force Issues issues and improving performance. We conducted audit site visits at 13 power plants in 2007, including one comprehensive audit of Northeastern Station (units 3 & 4) in Oklahoma and audits of higher-risk safety and health programs at four other plants. Separately, eight plants participated in an audit of OSHA record-keeping and Control of Hazardous Energy procedures. We also began a pilot safety and health audit of AEP Ohio. These audits have identified some common issues, such as the need for improved training effectiveness, which we are addressing. And we continue to make progress on MESH (Managing Environment, Safety & Health) to conform to the OHSAS 18001 standard by identifying, reviewing and developing programs to address safety and health hazards. In 2007, AEP expanded the MESH initiative to encompass major construction sites and rolled out the first phase of MESH at 12 power plants. MEETING TOMORROW’S BUSINESS NEEDS WITH THE RIGHT WORK FORCE Year-end 2007 Number of Employees by State AR, IL, TN, NE, PA, DC & NC MO KY LA MI VA IN OK TX WV OH Ohio (7,198) West Virginia (2,781) Texas (2,611) Oklahoma (1,673) Indiana (1,410) Virginia (1,274) Michigan (1,199) Louisiana (1,259) Kentucky (510) Missouri (502) Arkansas (235) Illinois (86) Tennessee (61) Nebraska (30) Pennsylvania (24) District of Columbia (6) North Carolina (2) have been able to attract new employees who complement our long-term employees. Approximately 23 percent of our workers are age 55 years or older and 18 percent are eligible to retire; we anticipate that 10 percent of our employees will retire by 2012. In order to encourage our current employees to help us transition to a future work force, we offer them a program to work part-time with benefits at the better full-time rates. This program, known as “Legacy of Knowledge,” gives them greater flexibility to transition into retirement. We have to compete more aggressively for the talent and skills we need to operate a 21st century electric utility. To this end we are developing partnerships with technical schools, colleges and universities. For example, Public Service Company of Oklahoma worked with Oklahoma Our success as an organization depends on the knowledge, experience, diversity and commitment of our people. We rely on our employees to lead us forward in creating and deploying new technologies so we can meet our customers’ needs. We have an experienced work force and we 2007 Employment Data—EEO-1 (as of August 31, 2007) Employees Females (%) Minorities (%) Total Employment Officials & Managers Professionals 21,005 3,358 5,285 4,001 (18.9%) 342 (10.2%) 1,367 (25.9%) 3,075 (14.0%) 272 (7.9%) 734 (13.9%) 2006 Employment Data—EEO-1 Employees Females (%) Minorities (%) Total Employment Officials & Managers Professionals 20,541 3,239 5,144 3,892 (18.9%) 307 (9.5%) 1,308 (25.4%) 2,868 (14.0%) 255 (7.9%) 647 (12.6%) For more detailed EEO-1 information, please visit www.AEP.com/cr/GRI http://www.AEP.com/cr/GRI

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American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report Contents Leadership, Management & Strategy A Message from Michael G. Morris A Message from Dennis E. Welch About This Report Environmental Performance Work Force Issues Public Policy Climate Change Energy Security, Reliability & Growth Stakeholder Engagement Glossary GRI Table of Contents

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