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Jeff "Odie" Espenship

Jeff "Odie" Espenship

Target Leadership's team of military fighter pilots deliver outstanding keynotes and workshop. We relate directly to the "fighter pilots" of your company. We customize our message to your organization.

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A consistent, clear safety message backed by unwavering actions is what is takes to keep your employees flying straight.

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Combating Overuse and Overexertion Injuries
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...
Safe Use of Portable Electric Tools, Cords and Generators
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...
Communication: The Key to Great Safety
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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Maturity Matters
As a safety professional, immaturity matters because you are forced to deal with it daily. In spite of the challenges, your task remains the same – to navigate through the immaturity and do your job well. ...
Are You on Cruise Control?
Many utility companies are focusing on zero injuries and their efforts have been paying off, with fewer employees are getting hurt. This is attributed to an arsenal of things such as meaningful safety meetings, applying inj...
Introducing a New Certification Program for Utility Safety Professionals
Learn about the advantages of becoming a credentialed utility safety professional in today’s transitioning workforce. ...
The Key to Safety at KCP&L
David Jones, Field Safety Coordinator, Kansas City Power & Light, explains how, in 2006, the utility attained the lowest OSHA incident rate in its history. Founded in 1882, Kansas City, Missouri-based Kansas City Powe...
Cleaning Rubber Goods for Safety
How the right cleaner can extend the life of tools and workers by uncovering hidden damage and restoring high visibility. A power utility got a big surprise recently when they tested a new, specially formulated rubber good...

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Incident Analysis
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...
Top Five PPE Mistakes
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 ...
When is a Lineman a Lineman?
This feature's title is not a rhetorical question. There really should be an answer-a definitive, widely accepted answer we could all give quickly and consistently. There isn't and we can't, though we try with great confide...
Effective Fall Protection for Utility Workers
A review of the relevant standards and training that companies need to provide. ...

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