January-February 2007
Safety Management
In the high-risk world of utility operations, safety depends greatly on the choices that are made at all levels of an organization. The decisions that...
Worksite Safety
How the Interagency Snow Rescue Task Force was well positioned to meet the challenges of Colorado's recent snowstorms and save many lives.
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Clearly a key component of the safety program at any facility, and particularly at a complex installation such as a nuclear power station, is its ener...
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This month’s Tailgate focuses on what we can do to combat overuse and overexertion injuries. As every utility employee knows, our work at times is hard, dirty and dangerous. The demands of our job require much physical wo...
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After a decade of electric arc testing, incident investigations and incident replications using electric arcs, a few lessons have emerged as critical in assessing a ...
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