May-June 2007
Worksite Safety
An integral part of any electric utility infrastructure, substations that are properly designed and maintained by qualified and trained workers are sa...
Leadership Development
As Safety & Health Director for CMS/Consumers Energy, Tom Taylordiscusses his role in developing, maintaining and auditing all safetyand health pr...
A wide variety of on-site and online training programs from the industry's suppliers are available to utility safety professionals. In addition, train...
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As Safety & Health Director for CMS/Consumers Energy, Tom Taylordiscusses his role in developing, maintaining and auditing all safetyand health pr...
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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...
This month’s Tailgate is a review of some basic safety precautions to take when using portable electric tools and equipment. The focus is on prevention of electrical shock, specifically when using 120-volt AC portable ele...
You’re a crew leader or even a supervisor and you really know your stuff, yet your crews aren’t quite following your direction. Something is amiss, but you can’t figure it out. Or maybe you’re a journeyman lineman, ...
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Previously, we discussed the power of behavioral safety coaching (BSC) to prevent injuries and fatalities in the utilities industry. To this end, we introduced 10 key practical guidelines for creating and maintaining succes...
In the electric utility industry, there are several often-asked questions about FR clothing. The following questions and answers address many common concerns.
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Are you easily distracted? If yes, your stress levels likely rise with these distractions and your potential human error risk increases. Sociologist William Helmreich, professor at the City University of New York, states: â...
The pros and cons of single-point equipotential grounding, as opposed to working between your grounds or bracket grounding, has generated a lot of discussion. As found in IEEE-1048 Guide for Protective Grounding of Power Li...
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The essence of safety is preventing incidents from having the opportunity to occur. When they do occur, it is usually the result of one or more safety systems failures. Failures, however, are the seeds of opportunity. Incid...
Identifying PPE Mistakes in Electric Arc Flash Programs
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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A review of the relevant standards and training that companies need to provide.
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